Association of vasectomy and prostate cancer among men in a Maryland cohort

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1189-1194

  Rohrmann, Sabine ^a   Paltoo, Dina N ^b   Platz, Elizabeth A ^a,c,d   Hoffman, Sandra C ^a   Comstock, George W ^a   Helzlsouer, Kathy J ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prostate cancer; Risk; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VASECTOMY; AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE TUMOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VASECTOMY;

EID: 33644875366     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-005-0304-8     Document Type: Article

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