Endometrial cancer in a cohort screened for breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-104

  De Waard, F ^a   De Ridder, C M ^a   Baanders van Halewyn, E A ^a   Slotboom, B J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Endometrial cancer; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029943366     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199604000-00003     Document Type: Article

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