Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and testicular cancer: A case-control study

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-95

  Nori, Fiametta ^a   Carbone, Pietro ^a   Giordano, Felice ^a   Osborn, John ^a   Figà Talamanca, Irene ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupters; Environmental exposures; Risk factors; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMINOMA; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 34447620117     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.61.2.87-95     Document Type: Article

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