Time to pregnancy among partners of men exposed to di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 418-428

  Modigh, Cecilia M ^a   Bodin, S Lennartt V ^b,d   Lillienberg, Linnéa ^a   Dahlman Höglund, Anna ^a   Åkesson, Bengt ^c   Axelsson, Gösta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Males; Occupational exposure; Plasticizer; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER;

FECUNDITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTAL MAIL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036961380     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.694     Document Type: Article

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