Perineal powder use and risk of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1673-1680

  Crawford, Lori ^a   Reeves, Katherine W ^a   Luisi, Nicole ^a   Balasubramanian, Raji ^a   Sturgeon, Susan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Perineal powder; Postmenopausal

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; TALC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PERINEUM; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SANITARY PAD;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; TALC; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84867033328     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-0046-3     Document Type: Article

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