Vasectomy and prostate cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1848-1853

  Lesko, Samuel M ^a   Louik, Carol ^a   Vezina, Richard ^a   Rosenberg, Lynn ^a   Shapiro, Samuel ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Prostate; Prostatic neoplasms; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0032852718     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68824-6     Document Type: Article

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