Evaluation of low-dose hCG treatment for cryptorchidism

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 228-231

  Aycan, Zehra ^a   Üstünsalih Inan, Yasemin ^a   Çetinkaya, Ergun ^a   Vidinlisan, Sadi ^a   Örnek, Ahmet ^a  

^a Social Security Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Low dose hCG treatment

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEYDIG CELL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; TESTIS DESCENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750696622     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: 00414301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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