Lifestyle and environmental risk factors for infertility

Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-229

  su, h Irene ^a   Barnhart, Kurt T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; caffeine; cigarette smoking; cocaine; fertility; marijuana; obesity; sleep

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149090021     PISSN: 17474108     EISSN: 17474116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17474108.1.2.215     Document Type: Article

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