Clinical correlates of environmental endocrine disruptors

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 139-144

  Safe, Stephen ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIRTH RATE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHISM; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; LIFESTYLE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 18044380279     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2005.03.004     Document Type: Review

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