Recreational physical activity and endometrioma risk

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 156-164

  Dhillon, Preet K ^a,b   Holt, Victoria L ^a,b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Endometriosis; Exercise

Indexed keywords

WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; EXERCISE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; RISK FACTORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0037481119     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg122     Document Type: Article

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