Reproductive factors and risk of endometrial cancer: The Iowa Women's Health study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1195-1202

  McPherson, Carol P ^a,b   Sellers, Thomas A ^a   Potter, John D ^a,c   Bostick, Roberd M ^a,d   Folsom, Aaron R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Methodist Hospital   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

abortion, induced; endometrial neoplasms; infertility; miscarriage; pregnancy; prospective studies; reproductive history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0030005553     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008707     Document Type: Article

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