Vasectomy and prostate cancer: A case-control study in a health maintenance organization

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 717-722

  Zhu, Kangmin ^a,c,e   Stanford, Janet L ^a,c   Daling, Janet R ^a,c   McKnight, Barbara ^a,c   Stergachis, Andy ^a   Brawer, Michael K ^b,d   Weiss, Noel S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

case control studies; prostatic neoplasms; vasectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0029818357     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008994     Document Type: Article

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