Testicular neoplasm in patient treated with growth hormone [16]

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9030, 1996, Pages 832-

  Sakai, Y ^a   Tachibana, N ^a   Abo, W ^a   Tsukui, A ^a  

^a Aomori Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

CASE REPORT; CRYPTORCHISM; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LETTER; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMINOMA; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTIS TUMOR;

EID: 0029815888     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)65258-0     Document Type: Letter

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