Human semen quality in relation to dietary pesticide exposure and organic diet

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 415-423

  Juhler, R K ^a,e   Larsen, S B ^b   Meyer, O ^a   Jensen, N D ^a,f   Spano M ^c   Giwercman, A ^d   Bonde, J P ^b  

^a DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^e Department of Geochemistry ^*  (Denmark)

^f National Consumer Agency   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYBIPHENYL; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; METHIDATHION; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; DIET; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; SEMEN;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0032871642     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900533     Document Type: Article

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