Caucasian male infants and boys with hypospadias exhibit reduced anogenital distance

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1577-1580

  Hsieh, Michael H ^a   Eisenberg, Michael L ^a   Hittelman, Adam B ^b   Wilson, Jason M ^c   Tasian, Gregory E ^d   Baskin, Laurence S ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anogenital distance; Endocrine disruptors; Hypospadias; Perineum

Indexed keywords

ANOGENITAL DISTANCE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84861567282     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des087     Document Type: Article

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