Polychlorinated biphenyl serum concentrations, lifestyle and time-to-pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 451-458

  Buck Louis, G M ^a   Dmochowski, J ^b   Lynch, C ^c   Kostyniak, P ^d   McGuinness, B M ^e   Vena, J E ^f  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Fecundity; Lifestyle; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Time to pregnancy

Indexed keywords

LIPID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 58449130496     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den373     Document Type: Article

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