Intrauterine device use and endometrial cancer risk

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 496-500

  Sturgeon, Susan R ^a   Brinton, Louise A ^a   Berman, Michael L ^b   Mortel, Rodrigue ^c   Twiggs, Leo B ^d   Barrett, Rolland J ^e   Wilbanks, George D ^f   Lurain, John R ^g  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Endometrial cancer; Epidemiology; Intrauterine device (IUD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030919675     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.3.496     Document Type: Article

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