Familial testicular cancer in Norway and southern Sweden

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 964-969

  Heimdal, K ^a   Olsson, H ^b   Tretli, S ^c   Flodgren, P ^b   Borresen A L ^a   Fossa S D ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer risk in relatives; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; FAMILIAL CANCER; FATHER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RISK; SEMINOMA; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 0029920620     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.173     Document Type: Article

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