Contrasting associations of blood and semen lead concentrations with semen quality among lead smelter workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 464-469

  Alexander, Bruce H ^a   Checkoway, Harvey ^a   Faustman, Elaine M ^a   Van Netten, Chris ^b   Muller, Charles H ^c   Ewers, Timothy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Blood; Epidemiology; Lead; Reproductive health; Semen; Smelter; Sperm

Indexed keywords

LEAD; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMELTER; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031664825     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199811)34:4<464::aid-ajim20>3.0.co;2-z     Document Type: Article

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