Hydatidiform mole in Okinawa Islands and mainland Japan

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 309-310

  Sakumoto, K ^a   Higashi, M ^a   Kanazawa, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environment racial factors; Hydatidiform mole; Incidence; Okinawa Islands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REGISTER;

EID: 0032901966     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00259-8     Document Type: Article

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