Missmer Stacey A, Cramer Daniel W
Ob/Gyn Epidemiology Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 121 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2003 Mar;30(1):1-19, vii. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8545(02)00050-5.
The epidemiologic study of endometriosis presents researchers with unique challenges. As a result, few well-designed studies have been published. The authors briefly describe the primary pathogenic hypotheses, discuss methodologic issues specific to endometriosis, and review the small body of literature addressing risk factors. Finally, they offer a brief interpretation of these findings and suggest hypotheses for future research.
子宫内膜异位症的流行病学研究给研究人员带来了独特的挑战。因此，很少有精心设计的研究发表。作者简要描述了主要的致病假说，讨论了子宫内膜异位症特有的方法学问题，并回顾了关于风险因素的少量文献。最后，他们对这些发现进行了简要解读，并提出了未来研究的假说。
