Reproductive factors and risk of uterine fibroids

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 440-442

  Parazzini, Fabio ^a,b   Negri, Eva ^a   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,c   Chatenoud, Liliane ^a   Ricci, Elena ^a   Guarnerio, Paolo ^b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Clin Ostetrico Ginecol Luigi M   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

reproductive factors; risk factors; uterine leiomyomas

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0029899028     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199607000-00018     Document Type: Article

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