Selection bias due to parity-conditioning in studies of time trends in fertility

Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-90

  Sallmén, Markku ^a   Bonde, Jens Peter ^b   Lindbohm, Marja Liisa ^d   Kristensen, Petter ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREND STUDY; YOUNG ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELECTION BIAS;

COHORT EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 84935138370     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000190     Document Type: Article

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