Maternal and fetal risk factors associated with severity of hypospadias: A comparison of mild and severe cases

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 283-286

  Carlson, William H ^a   Kisely, Stephen R ^a,b   MacLellan, Dawn L ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hypospadias; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS RISK; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NOVA SCOTIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING;

EID: 70149089860     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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