Body size and ovarian cancer: Case-control study and systematic review (Australia)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 855-863

  Purdie, David M ^a   Bain, Christopher J ^b   Webb, Penelope M ^a   Whiteman, David C ^a   Pirozzo, Sandi ^b   Green, Adèle C ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Case control study; Epidemiology; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034781610     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012267619561     Document Type: Article

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