Male reproductive effects of phthalates: An emerging picture

Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-260

  Hoppin, Jane A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER;

HEALTH HAZARD; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NEWBORN; SPERM;

ANIMALS; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SEMEN;

EID: 0038672685     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200305000-00002     Document Type: Note

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