Low frequency of infertility among workers in a borate processing facility

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 19-29

  Şayli, Bekir Sitki ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Borate workers; Borates; Boron; Fertility and infertility; Occupational exposure; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER SUPPLY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BORATES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TURKEY;

EID: 0042668319     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:93:1-3:19     Document Type: Article

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