Perineal powder exposure and the risk of ovarian cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 459-465

  Cook, Linda S ^a   Kamb, Mary L ^a,b   Weiss, Noel S ^a,b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ovarian neoplasms; powders; talc

Indexed keywords

TALC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031044893     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009128     Document Type: Article

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