Birth prevalence of cryptorchidism and hypospadias in northern England, 1993-2000

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 576-579

  Abdullah, N A ^b   Pearce, M S ^b   Parker, L ^b,c   Wilkinson, J R ^d   Jaffray, B ^e   McNally, Richard J Q ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; ENGLAND; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34347355490     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.102913     Document Type: Article

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