Association of physical activity with development of uterine leiomyoma

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-163

  Baird, Donna Day ^a   Dunson, David B ^a   Hill, Michael C ^b   Cousins, Deborah ^c   Schectman, Joel M ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Coda Research Inc ^*  (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Causality; Exercise; Leiomyoma; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CANCER; ETHNICITY; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH RISK; LIFESTYLE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TUMOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BODY MASS; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZATION; TUMOR GROWTH; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

EID: 33846257784     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj363     Document Type: Article

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