Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 7 , Pages 501-503 , July 2009

Reliability of Retrospectively Assessed Categorical Menstrual Cycle Length Data

  • Annette M. Bachand, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Annette M. Bachand, Colorado State University, Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, 1681 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1681. Tel.: 970-491-3878; fax: 970-491-2940.
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  • Lori A. Cragin, PhD
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  • John S. Reif, MSC, DVM

Received 16 October 2008 ,Accepted 1 March 2009.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00090-8

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.03.015

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 7 , Pages 501-503 , July 2009

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