Hypospadias Rates in New York State are Not Increasing

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2291-2294

  Fisch, Harry ^a   Lambert, Sarah M ^b   Hensle, Terry W ^a   Hyun, Grace ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; gonadal dysgenesis; hypospadias; pediatrics; phthalic acids

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; GONAD DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEW YORK; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 64049113333     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.01.059     Document Type: Article

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