Infertility among women working in horticulture. A follow-up study in the Danish Occupational Hospitalization Register

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 1385-1387

  Hougaard, Karin Sørig ^a   Hannerz, Harald ^a   Feveile, Helene ^a   Bonde, Jens Peter ^b   Burr, Hermann ^a  

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

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63249102099     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.04.036     Document Type: Article

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