Perineal talc exposure and subsequent epithelial ovarian cancer: A case- control study

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 372-376

  Wong, Cheung ^a   Hempling, Ronald E ^a   Piver, M Steven ^a   Natarajan, Nachimuthu ^a   Mettlin, Curtis J ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TALC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION;

EID: 0033106018     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00439-6     Document Type: Article

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