Risk factors for ovarian cancer in Taiwan: A case-control study in a low-incidence population

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 318-324

  Yen, Men Luh ^a   Yen, Betty L ^a   Bai, Chyi Huey ^b   Lin, Ruey S ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case control study; Chinese; Diet; Ovarian cancer; Risk factors; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; EPITHELIUM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MILK; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; OVARY CARCINOMA; PARITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037405474     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-8258(03)00088-X     Document Type: Article

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