Cryptorchidism in a local population in Nigeria

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-64

  Adeoti, M L ^a   Fadiora, S O ^a   Oguntola, A S ^a   Aderounmu, A O A ^a   Laosebikan, D A ^a   Adejumobi, O O ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Crytorchidism; Local population; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GOVERNMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NIGERIA; NURSERY SCHOOL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZATION; RESIDENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TESTIS DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 3042734392     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v23i1.28085     Document Type: Article

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