Is gender becoming relevant in uro-oncological research? A bibliographical analysis

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1065-1072

  Kunath, Frank ^a   Keck, Bastian ^a   Bertz, Simone ^a   Brookman May, Sabine ^b   May, Matthias ^c   Vergho, Daniel ^d   Hartmann, Arndt ^a   Riedmiller, Hubertus ^d   Wullich, Bernd ^a   Burger, Maximilian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Department of Urology   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bibliometry; Bladder cancer; Cancer; Differences; Effect; Gender; Renal cell cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84884820089     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-013-1069-4     Document Type: Article

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