Race and insurance status are risk factors for orchiectomy due to testicular trauma

Journal of Urology

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 931-935

  Bjurlin, Marc A ^a   Zhao, Lee C ^b   Goble, Sandra M ^c   Hollowell, Courtney M P ^a  

^a Department of Ambulatory and Community Health   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Trauma Databank   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; injuries; insurance; orchiectomy; testis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGRO; ORCHIECTOMY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBURBAN AREA; TESTIS INJURY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WILDERNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHIECTOMY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TESTIS; TRAVEL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84863407812     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.10.152     Document Type: Article

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