Exposure to pesticides and cryptorchidism: Geographical evidence of a possible association

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1090-1095

  García Rodríguez, José ^a   García Martín, Miguel ^a   Nogueras Ocaña, Mercedes ^b   De Dios Luna del Castillo, Juan ^a   Espigares García, Miguel ^a   Olea, Nicolás ^b   Lardelli Claret, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Ecological design; Hormone disruptive substances; Pesticides; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN; STATISTICS;

EID: 0029905552     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.961041090     Document Type: Article

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