Epidemiology of ovarian cancer.
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چکیده
A workshop on the epidemiology of ovarian cancer was held at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, on September 30, 1 991 . The goals of the workshop were to address: (a) reproductive factors; (b) exogenous hormone use; (c) diet, life style, and health practices; (d) tumors of low malignant potential and nonepithelial germ cell ovarian tumors; (e) prospective studies; (I) determinants of genetic susceptibility; and (g) directions for future research in ovarian cancer.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
دوره 2 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993