Comparison of risk factors for squamous cell and adenocarcinomas of the cervix: A meta-analysis

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1787-1791

  Berrington De Gonzalez A ^a   Sweetland, S ^a   Green, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Cervix neoplasms; Risk factors; Smoking; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 2642523708     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601764     Document Type: Article

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