Oral contraceptives and colorectal tumors: A review of epidemiologic studies

Contraception

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 335-343

  Franceschi, Silvia ^a,c   La Vecchia, Carlo ^b  

^a Servizio di Epidemiologia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Female hormones; Oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH;

EID: 0032464935     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(98)00128-0     Document Type: Review

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