Uterine fibroids risk and history of selected medical conditions linked with female hormones

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 249-253

  Parazzini, Fabio ^a,b   Chiaffarino, Francesca ^a   Polverino, Giampiero ^b   Chiantera, Vito ^a   Surace, Matteo ^b   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fibroids; Medical history

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; CANCER RISK; CHOLELITHIASIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OVARY CYST; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEIOMYOMA; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1842763669     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000020448.43323.2a     Document Type: Article

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