An assessment of fertility in Boron-exposed Turkish subpopulations: 2. Evidence that Boron has no effect on human reproduction

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 409-422

  Şayli, Bekir Sitki ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANKARA;

EID: 0032447558     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02783152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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