Is the observed association between increasing paternal age and delayed conception an artefact?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2027-2028

  Sallmén, Markku ^a   Luukkonen, Ritva ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTIFACT; CONCEPTION; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LETTER; MATERNAL AGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATERNAL AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; TIME;

EID: 0034809055     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.9.2027     Document Type: Letter

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