Risk of uterine leiomyomata among premenopausal women in relation to body size and cigarette smoking

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 511-517

  Marshall, Lynn M ^a,b,f   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Manson, JoAnn E ^a,c,d   Goldman, Marlene B ^a   Barbieri, Robert L ^e   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,c   Willett, Walter C ^a,b,c   Hunter, David J ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD CENTER FOR CANCER PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Division of Preventive Medicine   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cohort studies; Height; Leiomyoma; Smoking; Uterine neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031842431     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199809000-00007     Document Type: Article

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