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Population based nationwide study of hypospadias in Sweden, 1973 to 2009: incidence and risk factors.
The Journal of urology - 1 Mar 2014
Nordenvall Anna Skarin, Frisén Louise, Nordenström Anna, Lichtenstein Paul, Nordenskjöld Agneta
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: We studied the incidence of hypospadias in Sweden during a 40-year period to determine if changes were associated with known risk factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed prospective data from nationwide health care and demographic registers collected for all males (1,948,591 total) born in Sweden between 1973 and 2009. The incidence of hypospadias per 1,000 live-born boys was calculated as number of...
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