Space-time clustering of cryptorchidism and hypospadias [2]

Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 183-184

  McNally, Richard J Q ^a   Abdullah, Nor A ^a   Pearce, Mark S ^a   Parker, Louise ^a   Wilkinson, John R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INCIDENCE; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; ENGLAND; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845758479     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000249528.93963.be     Document Type: Letter

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