Smoking reduces fecundity: A European multicenter study on infertility and subfecundity

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 578-587

  Bolumar, F ^a   Olsen, J ^b,c   Boldsen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Danish Research Centre for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care CaP   (Denmark)

Author keywords

fertility; infertility; pregnancy; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0029921587     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008788     Document Type: Article

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