Science linking environmental contaminant exposures with fertility and reproductive health impacts in the adult male

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Hauser, Russ ^a   Sokol, Rebecca ^b  

^a Epidemiology Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; human; male; semen quality

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE; LEAD; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILITY; IMPOTENCE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SCIENCE; ADULT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 41749113122     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.12.033     Document Type: Review

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