Lifetime body size and reproductive factors: comparisons of data recorded prospectively with self reports in middle age

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Data on lifetime exposures are often self-reported in epidemiologic studies, sometimes many years after the relevant age. Validity of self-reported data is usually inferred from their agreement with measured values, but few studies d...

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Main Authors: Cooper Rachel, Clennell Suzanne, Liu Bette, Cairns Benjamin J, Reeves Gillian K, Beral Valerie, Kuh Diana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/7