Parity and other reproductive factors and risk of adenomatous polyps of the distal colorectum (United States)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 894-903

  Platz, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Martinez, Maria Elena ^b   Grodstein, Francine ^c   Fuchs, Charles S ^c,d   Colditz, Graham A ^a,c   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b,c   Giovannucci, Edward ^b,c  

^a Department of Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Colorectum; Menopause; Oral contraceptive; Parity; Polyp; Reproductive factors; United States; Women

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030665564     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018420513815     Document Type: Article

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