Climatic Conditions and the Risk of Testicular Torsion in Adolescent Males

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2585-2588

  Srinivasan, Arun K ^a   Freyle, Jaime ^a   Gitlin, Jordan S ^a   Palmer, Lane S ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

atmospheric pressure; child; climate; spermatic cord torsion; testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SPRING; SUMMER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TESTIS TORSION; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 35748944517     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.08.049     Document Type: Article

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