Early life environment, life history and risk of endometrial cancer

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 626-632

  Milne, Fritha H ^a   Judge, Debra S ^a   Preen, David B ^a   Weinstein, Phil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFE HISTORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL STRESS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGESTERONE DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THEORY;

CHILD; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROGESTERONE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80052610405     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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