Use of talcum powder and endometrial cancer risk

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 513-519

  Neill, Annette S ^a,b   Nagle, Christina M ^a   Spurdle, Amanda B ^a   Webb, Penelope M ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Case control studies; Endometrium; Risk factors; Talc

Indexed keywords

TALC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINEUM; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TALC; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862490612     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-011-9894-5     Document Type: Article

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