Occupationally related exposures and reduced semen quality: A case- control study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 690-696

  Tielemans, Erik ^a,b   Burdorf, Alex ^b   Te Velde, Egbert R ^c   Weber, Rob F A ^d   Van Kooij, Roelof J ^c   Veulemans, Hendrik ^e   Heederik, Dick J J ^e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aromatic solvents; Male infertility; Occupational exposures; Organic solvents; Semen

Indexed keywords

METAL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CADMIUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMIUM; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; METALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; RISK FACTORS; SEMEN; SMOKING; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0032982697     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00542-1     Document Type: Article

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