Age at first birth, parity, and risk of death from ovarian cancer in Taiwan: A country of low incidence of ovarian cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-36

  Yang, C Y ^a   Kuo, H W ^a   Chiu, H F ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Mortality; Ovarian cancer; Parity; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDBIRTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OVARY CANCER; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL AGE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846804480     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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