Trends in incidence of testicular cancer and prostate cancer in Denmark

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1007-1011

  Møller, Henrik ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age period cohort models; Incidence trends; Prostate cancer; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 0343897823     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.5.1007     Document Type: Article

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