Assessment of fertility among mustard-exposed residents of Sardasht, Iran: A historical Cohort study

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 635-639

  Ghanei, Mostafa ^a   Rajaee, Morteza ^a   Khateri, Shahriar ^a   Alaeddini, Farshid ^a   Haines, David ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare; Epidemiology; Infertility; Iran; Reproductive health; Sulfur mustard; War

Indexed keywords

MUSTARD GAS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY; IRAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; POPULATION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SPOUSE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSTARD GAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAR;

EID: 3042621445     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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