A case-control study of risk factors for male infertility in Nigeria

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-361

  Okonofua, Friday E ^a,b,c   Menakaya, Uche ^a,b   Onemu, S O ^a,b   Omo Aghoja, L O ^a   Bergstrom, Staffan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Women's Health and Action Research Center   (Nigeria)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Genital infection; Male infertility; Nigeria; Risk factor; Semen analysis; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SMOKING;

EID: 29244465069     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2005.00046.x     Document Type: Article

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