Body mass index and delayed conception: A European multicenter study on infertility and subfecundity

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1072-1079

  Bolúmar, Francisco ^a   Olsen, Jorn ^b   Rebagliato, Marisa ^a   Sáez Lloret, Isabel ^a   Bisanti, Luigi ^c  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^c Regione Lombardia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Fertility; Infertility; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUBFERTILITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0342647497     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010150     Document Type: Article

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