Spatial Patterns of Endometriosis Incidence. A Study in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) in the Period 2004-2017.
Dolores CatelanManuela GiangrecoAnnibale BiggeriFabio BarboneLorenzo MonastaGiuseppe RicciFederica RomanoValentina RosolenGabriella ZitoLuca RonfaniPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
The cluster of 5 municipalities in the industrialized and polluted south-east part of the region is suggestive. However, due to the ecologic nature of the present study, information on the patients' characteristics and exposure histories are limited. Individual studies, including biomonitoring, and life-course studies are necessary to better evaluate our findings.