Syphilis and the risk of penis cancer

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 471-474

  Frisch, Mørten ^a,b   Jørgensen, Børge Bent ^a,b   Friis, Søren ^a,c   Melbye, Mads ^a,b  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0029825709     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199611000-00006     Document Type: Article

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