Validity of age at menarche self-reported in adulthood
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Validity of age at menarche self-reported in adulthood.
OBJECTIVE To test the validity of age at menarche self-reported in adulthood and examine whether socioeconomic position, education, experience of gynaecological events and psychological symptoms influence the accuracy of recall. DESIGN Prospective birth cohort study. SETTING England, Scotland and Wales. PARTICIPANTS 1050 women from the Medical Research Council National Survey of Health an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.043182