Incidence at birth and natural history of cryptorchidism: A study of 10,730 consecutive male infants

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 709-715

  Ghirri, Paolo ^a   Ciulli, C ^a   Vuerich, M ^a   Cuttano, A ^a   Faraoni, M ^a   Guerrini, L ^a   Spinelli, C ^b   Tognetti, S ^a   Boldrini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Epidemiology; Newborn; Spontaneous descent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD GROUP RH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DELIVERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFERTILITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRENATAL PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SEASONS;

EID: 0036732158     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345105     Document Type: Article

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