Case-control study of anthropometric measures and testicular cancer risk

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2012, Pages

  Giannandrea, Fabrizio ^a   Paoli, Donatella ^a   Lombardo, Francesco ^a   Lenzi, Andrea ^a   Gandini, Loredana ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body size; Height; Testicular cancer; Weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874376373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00144     Document Type: Article

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