Occupational reproductive hazards

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9062, 1997, Pages 1385-1388

  Paul, Maureen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC GAS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; LEAD; METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SOLVENT;

FEMALE; FETOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0030903912     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)07217-0     Document Type: Review

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