A follow-up study of environmental and biologic determinants of fertility among 430 danish first-pregnancy planners: Design and methods

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-27

  Bonde, Jens Peter E ^a   Hjollund, Niels Henrik I ^a   Jensen, Tina Kold ^b   Ernst, Erik ^c   Kolstad, Henrik ^a   Henriksen, Tine Brink ^a   Giwercman, Aleksander ^b   Skakkebæk, Niels Erik ^b   Andersson, Anna Maria ^b   Olsen, Jørn ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Design; Early pregnancy loss; Fecundity; Lifestyle; Occupation; Risk factor; Semen quality; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SUBFERTILITY;

ADULT; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031987261     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(97)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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