Trends in testicular cancer incidence in Vaud, Switzerland

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-349

  Levi, F ^a   Te, V C ^a   Randimbison, L ^a   La Vecchia, C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Laboratory of Epidemiology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Incidence; Registry; Seminoma; Switzerland; Testis; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; SWITZERLAND; TERATOMA; TESTIS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; REGISTRIES; SEMINOMA; SWITZERLAND; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0041737458     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200308000-00017     Document Type: Article

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