Childbearing and mortality from cancer of the corpus uteri

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 373-377

  Løchen, Maja Lisa ^a   Lund, Eiliv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age at first birth; Endometrial cancer; Mortality; Norway; Parity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NORWAY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030909648     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.1997.tb07996.x     Document Type: Article

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