Gestational trophoblastic disease among Hispanic women: A 21-year hospital-based study

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-86

  Drake, Richard D ^a   Rao, Gautam G ^a   McIntire, Donald D ^a   Miller, David S ^a   Schorge, John O ^a  

^a Southwestern Trophoblastic Disease Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational trophoblastic disease; Hispanic women; Hydatidiform molar pregnancy; Molar pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHORIOCARCINOMA; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHORIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; TEXAS;

EID: 33748581701     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.01.042     Document Type: Article

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