Nationwide survey to evaluate the prevalence of varicoceles in South Korean middle school boys: A population based study

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-60

  Baek, Minki ^a   Park, Seong Woon ^c   Moon, Kyung Hyun ^d   Chang, Young Seop ^e   Jeong, Hee Jong ^f   Lee, Sang Wook ^g   Han, Sang Won ^b   Kim, Young Sig ^h  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Gwangju Christian Hospital   (South Korea)

^d University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^h National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Epidemiological study; Testis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH KOREA; TESTIS SIZE; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TESTIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 78650650974     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02662.x     Document Type: Article

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