Assessment of reproductive disorders and birth defects in communities near hazardous chemical sites. III. Guidelines for field studies of male reproductive disorders

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 243-259

  Wyrobek, Andrew J ^a   Schrader, Steven M ^b   Perreault, Sally D ^c   Fenster, Laura ^d   Huszar, Gabor ^e   Katz, David F ^f   Osorio, Ana Maria ^g   Sublet, Virginia ^h   Evenson, Donald ^h  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Dept Health Services ^*  (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Duke University   (United States)

^g Labor Occupational Health Program   (United States)

^h Sublet and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; METAL; NITROFURANTOIN; PESTICIDE; SOLVENT; TOBACCO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WASTE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC DISORDER; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GUIDELINES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031105401     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(96)00108-6     Document Type: Article

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