Journal article
Risk Factors for hypospadias in Northwest Russia: A Murmansk County Birth Registry Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hypospadias is the most common congenital anomaly of the penis, but its causes are mainly unknown. Of the risk factors identified, the most plausible are hormonal and genetic. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for hypospadias in Northwest Russia based on registry data.
METHODS: The study population included male infants registered in the Murmansk County Birth Registry between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2011 (n = …
Authors
Kovalenko AA; Brenn T; Odland JØ; Nieboer E; Krettek A; Anda EE
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 14, No. 4,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0214213
ISSN
1932-6203