Uterine leiomyoma and menstrual cycle characteristics in a population-based cohort study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2350-2355

  Marino, J L ^a,b   Eskenazi, B ^a   Warner, M ^a   Samuels, S ^a   Vercellini, P ^c   Gavoni, N ^c   Olive, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Leiomyoma; Menstrual cycle; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; ITALY; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; SELF REPORT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 6444219606     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh407     Document Type: Article

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