Incidence of ovarian cancer of grand multiparous women-A population-based study in Finland

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 207-211

  Hinkula, Marianne ^a   Pukkala, Eero ^b   Kyyrönen, Pentti ^b   Kauppila, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ovarian cancer; Parity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748528173     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.02.025     Document Type: Article

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