Timely Diagnosis of Testicular Cancer

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-117

  Moul, Judd W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCROTAL PAIN; SYMPTOM; TESTICULAR SELF EXAMINATION; TESTIS CANCER;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SELF-EXAMINATION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247642149     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2007.02.003     Document Type: Review

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