Testicular cancer, cryptorchidism, inguinal hernia, testicular atrophy, and genital malformations: Case-control studies in Denmark

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 264-274

  Møller, Henrik ^a,c   Prener, Anne ^b   Skakkebæk, Niels Erik ^b,d  

^a Ctr Res in Hlth and Social Stat   (Denmark)

^b Danish Cancer Registry   (Denmark)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cryptorchidism; Denmark; inguinal hernia; men; testicular atrophy; testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATROPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DENMARK; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 0029970111     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00051302     Document Type: Article

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