Infertility and the environment: The medical context

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 129-133

  Giudice, Linda C ^a,b,c  

^a Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Endocrine disrupters; Environment; Fecundity; Infertility

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WILDLIFE;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745728749     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-944418     Document Type: Article

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