Full-term pregnancies and incidence of ovarian cancer of stromal and germ cell origin: A Norwegian prospective study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 767-770

  Albrektsen, G ^a   Heuch, I ^a   Kvale G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Germ cell tumour; Parity; Population based study; Prospective study; Stromal tumour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; OVARY CANCER; PARITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROMA CELL;

EID: 0031054402     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.136     Document Type: Article

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