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Diagnostic x-rays and risk of epithelial ovarian carcinoma in Jews.
Annals of epidemiology - 1 Aug 2002
Harlap Susan, Olson Sara H, Barakat Richard R, Caputo Thomas A, Forment Silvia, Jacobs Allan J, Nakraseive Christine, Xue Xiaonan
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To test the hypothesis that there would be ethnic differences in susceptibility to ionizing radiation from diagnostic x-rays. METHODS: In a hospital-based study we compared reports of diagnostic x-rays to the lower abdomen and pelvis in incident cases of epithelial ovarian carcinoma (N = 161), community controls (N = 156) and convenience controls (N = 87). RESULTS: Thirty-nine per cent of cases and 31%...
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