Body size, dairy consumption, puberty, and risk of testicular germ cell tumors

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 355-363

  McGlynn, Katherine A ^a   Sakoda, Lori C ^a   Rubertone, Mark V ^b   Sesterhenn, Isabel A ^c   Lyu, Christopher ^d   Graubard, Barry I ^a   Erickson, Ralph L ^e  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b US Army Ctr Hlth Prom/Prev Med   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body height; Diet; Puberty; Testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE AT MATURITY; BODY SIZE; DIET; ETIOLOGY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GERM CELL; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD INTAKE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VOICE CHANGE;

ADULT; BODY SIZE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; ODDS RATIO; PUBERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33846956817     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwk019     Document Type: Article

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