A possible link between the pubertal growth of girls and prostate cancer in their sons

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 406-410

  Barker, David J P ^a,b,c   Osmond, Clive ^b   Thornburg, Kent L ^a   Kajantie, Eero ^d,e   Eriksson, Johan G ^d,f,g,h  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^g VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^h HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC GIRDLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSTATE TUMOR; PUBERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PUBERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862137497     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22222     Document Type: Article

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