An epidemiological study of endometrial cancer, nutrition and health

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-174

  La Vecchia, C ^a,b   Negri, E ^a   Franceschi, S ^c   Levi, F ^d  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Servizio di Epidemiologia   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030790914     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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