Pesticides and fertility: An epidemiological study in Northeast Italy and review of the literature

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-18

  Clementi, Maurizio ^a   Tiboni, Gian Mario ^b   Causin, Roberto ^a   La Rocca, Cinzia ^c   Maranghi, Francesca ^c   Raffagnato, Francesco ^a   Tenconi, Romano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; Epidemiology; Fertility; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGROCHEMICALS; BIRTH RATE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; ITALY; MALE; PESTICIDES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 48449093094     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.05.062     Document Type: Article

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