Accuracy of cryptorchidism diagnoses and corrective surgical treatment registration in the Danish National Patient Registry

Journal of Urology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1324-1329

  Jensen, M S ^a   Snerum, T M O ^a   Olsen, L H ^a   Thulstrup, A M ^a   Bonde, J P ^c   Olsen, J ^b   Henriksen, T B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cryptorchidism; diagnosis; orchiopexy; registries; reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE REGISTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOLD STANDARD; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84866086818     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.06.045     Document Type: Article

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