Space-time clustering analyses of testicular cancer amongst 15-24-year-olds in Northern England

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-144

  McNally, R J Q ^a,b,c   Pearce, M S ^a   Parker, L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Cancer; Infection; Space time clustering; Testicular

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER REGISTRY; CARCINOGENESIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTIS CANCER; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MALE; SEMINOMA; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33644785061     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-5698-9     Document Type: Article

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