Open AccessAir Pollution and Risk of Uterine Leiomyomata
Author(s) -
Shruthi Mahalingaiah,
Jaime E. Hart,
Francine Laden,
Kathryn L. Terry,
Renée Boynton-Jarrett,
Ann Aschengrau,
Stacey A. Missmer
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000000126
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , uterus , obstetrics , proportional hazards model , gynecology , incidence (geometry) , uterine cancer , cancer , physics , optics
Air pollution, particularly from vehicle exhaust, has been shown to influence hormonal activity. However, it is unknown whether air pollution exposure is associated with the occurrence of uterine leiomyomata, a hormonally sensitive tumor of the uterus.