Pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls as potential risk factors for erectile dysfunction

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-37

  Polsky, Jane Y ^a   Aronson, Kristan J ^a,b   Heaton, Jeremy P W ^a   Adams, Michael A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Epidemiology; Erectile function; Organochlorines; Plasma

Indexed keywords

ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33846013926     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.000851     Document Type: Article

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