Body size and weight as predisposing factors in varicocele

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-48

  May, M ^a,c   Taymoorian, K ^b   Beutner, S ^a   Helke, C ^a   Braun, K P ^a   Lein, M ^b   Roigas, J ^b   Hoschke, B ^a  

^a Carl Thiem Hospital Cottbus   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c University Teaching Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Familial disposition; Height; Varicocele; Weight

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSALITY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VARICOCELE;

EID: 32144440955     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590500407795     Document Type: Article

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