## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: Since the early 1970s, the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) in the United States has been increasing; however, potential environmental exposures accounting for this increase have not been identified. A previous study reported a significant association bet
Association of marijuana use and the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors
β Scribed by Janet R. Daling; David R. Doody; Xiaofei Sun; Britton L. Trabert; Noel S. Weiss; Chu Chen; Mary L. Biggs; Jacqueline R. Starr; Sudhansu K. Dey; Stephen M. Schwartz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 133 KB
- Volume
- 115
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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