Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 174-179 , 20 September 2006

Risk factors for clinically diagnosed uterine fibroids in women around menopause

  • Fabio Parazzini

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    • Corresponding Author InformationPresent address: AOGOI, Via Abamonti 1, 20100 Milano, Italy. Tel.: +39 02 390141; fax: +39 02 33200231.

Received 8 June 2005 ,Revised 30 January 2006 ,Accepted 31 January 2006.

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PII: S0378-5122(06)00059-4

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.01.013

Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 174-179 , 20 September 2006

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