Increased risk of thyroid cancer among women with hysterectomies

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-48

  Luoto, Riitta ^a   Grenman, Seija ^b   Salonen, Salla ^b   Pukkala, Eero ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bleeding disorders; Epidemiology; Hysterectomy; Thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THYROID CANCER; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

EID: 0037246662     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.121     Document Type: Article

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