The effect of smelter work on fecundity

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 678-685

  Wulff, Marianne ^a   Högberg, Ulf ^b   Stenlund, Hans ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; SMELTER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; METALLURGY; METALS, HEAVY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0344564217     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199908000-00010     Document Type: Article

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