Factors influencing testicular volume in young men: Results of a community-based survey

BJU International

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 446-450

  Ku, J H ^a   Kim, M E ^b   Jeon, Y S ^b   Lee, N K ^b   Park, Y H ^b  

^a Military Manpower Administration   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body weight; Infertility; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS SIZE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; RURAL HEALTH; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0036965714     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02904.x     Document Type: Article

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