Testicular cancer risk and maternal parity: A population-based cohort study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1180-1185

  Westergaard, T ^a   Andersen, P K ^a,b   Pedersen, J B ^a   Frisch, M ^a   Olsen, J H ^c   Melbye, M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birth order; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Maternal age; Oestrogen; Parity; Risk factor; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PATERNAL AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMINOMA; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 0031906569     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.196     Document Type: Article

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