## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Recent reports have suggested that the increasing rates of testicular germ cell tumors in some populations have begun to plateau. This study was conducted to examine whether rates among white men in the United States have begun to stabilize and whether rates among black m
Trends in incidence and survival of pediatric and adolescent patients with germ cell tumors in the United States, 1975 to 2006
β Scribed by Jenny N. Poynter; James F. Amatruda; Julie A. Ross
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 339 KB
- Volume
- 116
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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