American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 188, Issue 1 , Pages 100-107 , January 2003

High cumulative incidence of uterine leiomyoma in black and white women: Ultrasound evidence

Received 5 March 2002 ,Revised 13 May 2002 ,Accepted 4 August 2002.

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☆ The study was conducted in Washington, DC.

☆☆ Supported by the intramural program at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, with support from the Office of Research on Minority Health, National Institutes of Health.

★ Reprint requests: Donna Day Baird, PhD, Epidemiology Branch, 111 TW Alexander Dr, Bldg 101, Rm 308, South Campus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Mail Drop A3-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. E-mail: baird@niehs.nih.gov

PII: S0002-9378(02)71429-4

doi: 10.1067/mob.2003.99

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 188, Issue 1 , Pages 100-107 , January 2003

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