Evidence of an environmental contribution to the aetiology of cryptorchidism and hypospadias?

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 615-620

  Abdullah, N A ^a   Pearce, M S ^a   Parker, L ^b   Wilkinson, J R ^c   McNally, R J Q ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Cryptorchidism; Geographical analysis; Hypospadias; Small area analysis; Spatial clustering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRYPTORCHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POTTHOFF WHITTINGHILL METHOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRYPTORCHIDISM; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34548644083     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-007-9160-z     Document Type: Article

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