Deep infiltrating endometriosis is associated with markedly lower body mass index: A 476 casecontrol study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 265-272

  Lafay Pillet, Marie Christine ^a   Schneider, Aude ^a   Borghese, Bruno ^a,b,c   Santulli, Pietro ^a,b,c   Souza, Carlos ^a,d   Streuli, Isabelle ^a,b   De Ziegler, Dominique ^a   Chapron, Charles ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d Plastic Surgery Department Porto Alegre Clinics Hospital (HCPA)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

body mass; deep infiltrating endometriosis; endometriosis; logistic regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEEP INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY ENDOMETRIOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SUPERFICIAL ENDOMETRIOSIS;

EID: 83755185603     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der346     Document Type: Article

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