Ovulation and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 228-232

  Purdie, David M ^a   Bain, Christopher J ^b   Siskind, Victor ^a   Webb, Penelope M ^a   Green, Adèle C ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case control study; Oral contraceptive pill; Ovarian cancer; Ovulation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY CANCER; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; ODDS RATIO; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVULATION; PARITY; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037457344     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10927     Document Type: Article

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