Incomplete pregnancy and risk of ovarian cancer: Results from two Australian case-control studies and systematic review

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1571-1585

  Dick, Marie Louise B ^a   Siskind, Vic ^b   Purdie, David M ^b   Green, Adèle C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abortion; Carcinoma; Induced; Ovarian neoplasms; Risk; Spontaneous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; OVARY CANCER; PARITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350591070     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-009-9402-3     Document Type: Article

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