Suicide in men with testis cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 817-821

  Alanee, S ^a   Russo, P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Mortality; Race; Suicide; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TESTIS TUMOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE OF ONSET; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867904477     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2012.01366.x     Document Type: Article

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