Fertility studies in female childhood cancer survivors: Selecting appropriate comparison groups

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 352-361

  Van Den Berg, M H ^a   Van Dulmen Den Broeder, E ^a   Overbeek, A ^a   Ronckers, C M ^b   Van Dorp, W ^c   Kremer, L C ^b   Van Den Heuvel Eibrink, M M ^c   Huizinga, G A ^d   Loonen, J J ^e   Versluys, A B ^f   Bresters, D ^g   Lambalk, C B ^a   Kaspers, G J L ^a   Van Leeuwen, F E ^h  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^g LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer survivors; Comparison groups controls; Female fertility; Late effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARIAN RESERVE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION; REPRODUCTION; SCIENTIST; SISTER GROUP; STATISTICAL BIAS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SIBLINGS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84926150112     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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