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... measure of association across studies. Because the absolute risk of ovarian cancer is low in human, the ORs in case–control studies should approximate the RRs or HRs; therefore, we ... See full document

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... obtain information on etiologic factors from the distant past; this information bias may therefore unduly influence epidemiologic research (case-control studies in particular). Subjects with latent cancer could be ... See full document

... characteristics of gastric cancer risk stratified on tumor site, histological type, depth of tumor infiltration and lymph node metastasis are shown in Table ...Statistical analysis revealed a ... See full document

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... According to five predefined categories, the participants recorded occupational physical activity, home/housework, walk- ing/cycling duration per day and exercise duration per week during the past year before they ... See full document

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