Parity, age at first birth, and risk of death from pancreatic cancer: Evidence from a cohort in taiwan

Pancreas

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 567-571

  Chang, Chih Ching ^a   Chiu, Hui Fen ^b   Yang, Chun Yuh ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Faculty of Biomedical Laboratory Science   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cohort study; mortality; pancreatic cancer; parity; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPARA; PANCREAS CANCER; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY; BIRTH ORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954097478     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3181c7341e     Document Type: Article

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