Occupational exposures obtained by questionnaire in clinical practice and their association with semen quality

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 566-579

  De Fleurian, Gwendoline ^a,b   Perrin, Jeanne ^a,b   Ecochard, René ^c,d,e   Dantony, Emmanuelle ^c,d,e   Lanteaume, André ^a   Achard, Vincent ^b   Grillo, Jean Marie ^a,b   Guichaoua, Marie Roberte ^a,b   Botta, Alain ^a,b   Sari Minodier, Irène ^a,b  

^a FR 3098 Aix Marseille University CNRS   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e Laboratoire Biostatistique Sante   (France)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Occupational exposure; Questionnaire; Self reported exposures; Semen

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; HEAVY METAL; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FUME; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SITTING; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SOLVENTS; VIBRATION;

EID: 70349522127     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.108.005918     Document Type: Article

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