Increased incidence of infertility treatment among women working in the plastics industry

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-189

  Hougaard, Karin S ^a   Hannerz, Harald ^a   Feveile, Helene ^a   Bonde, Jens P ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fecundability; Female; Fertility; Male; Occupational hospitalisation register

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE INFERTILITY; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKER;

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLASTICS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549152181     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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