Prenatal and perinatal risk factors and testicular cancer: A hospital-based case-control study

Oncology Research

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 383-387

  Sonke, Gabe S ^a,d   Chang, Shine ^b   Strom, Sara S ^b   Sweeney, Anne M ^b   Annegers, J Fred ^c   Sigurdson, Alice J ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Estrogens; Maternal exposure; Risk factors; Testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 34548686074     PISSN: 09650407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/000000006783980928     Document Type: Article

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