Risk factors for cryptorchidism and hypospadias

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1606-1609

  Weidner, Ida Sloth ^a   Møller, Henrik ^a   Jensen, Tina Kold ^a   SkakkebÆk, Niels E ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Cryptorchism; Hypospadias; Testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DATA BASE; DENMARK; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH; TWINS;

EID: 0032874438     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68992-6     Document Type: Article

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