Subfertility among parents of men diagnosed with testicular cancer

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 588-594

  Aschim, Elin L ^a   Haugen, Trine B ^a   Tretli, Steinar ^b   Grotmol, Tom ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fertility; Gonadal dysgenesis; Parents; Testicular cancer; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBFERTILITY; TESTIS CANCER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; NORWAY; PARENTS; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 55449083133     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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