## Abstract Results from epidemiologic studies of physical activity and ovarian cancer have been inconsistent, with 2 prospective studies reporting a modest positive association. We evaluated this relationship in a population‐based case‐control study conducted in Massachusetts and Wisconsin. Incide
Leukocyte telomere length in a population-based case–control study of ovarian cancer: a pilot study
✍ Scribed by Lisa Mirabello; Montserrat Garcia-Closas; Richard Cawthon; Jolanta Lissowska; Louise A. Brinton; Beata Pepłońska; Mark E. Sherman; Sharon A. Savage
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 181 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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