The association between self-reported major life events and the presence of uterine fibroids

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 294-298

  Vines, Anissa I ^a   Ta, Myduc ^a   Esserman, Denise A ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77954176764     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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