Risk factors for endometrial cancer in Turkish women: Results from a hospital-based case-control study

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-127

  Reis, Nesrin ^a   Beji, Nezihe Kizilkaya ^b  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age at first birth; Body mass index; Endometrial cancer; Family history of cancer; Oral contraceptive use; Parity; Risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 63649133694     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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