Epidemiology of hypospadias and treatment trends in Taiwan: A nationwide study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1449-1454

  Huang, Wei Yi ^a   Chen, Yu Fen ^b   Guo, Ya Jun ^c   Lan, Chang Fu ^a   Chang, Hong Chiang ^d   Chen, Shyh Chyan ^d   Huang, Kuo How ^d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Kang Ning Junior College of Medical Care and Management   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

epidemiology; hypospadias; surgical revision; urogenital surgical procedures; urologic surgical procedures, male

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INCIDENCE; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION; URETHROPLASTY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 79952701813     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.11.053     Document Type: Article

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