Familial coaggregation of cryptorchidism, hypospadias, and testicular Germ cell cancer: A nationwide cohort study

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-192

  Schnack, Tine H ^a   Poulsen, Gry ^a   Myrup, Charlotte ^a   Wohlfahrt, Jan ^a   Melbye, Mads ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHISM; DATA BASE; DENMARK; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY RELATION; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GERM CELL TUMOR; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DENMARK; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76349116679     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djp457     Document Type: Article

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