Endometrial cancer risk among younger, overweight women

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-27

  Thomas, Cheryll C ^a   Wingo, Phyllis A ^b   Dolan, Mary S ^b   Lee, Nancy C ^b   Richardson, Lisa C ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY MENOPAUSE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 67651040334     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181ab6784     Document Type: Article

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