Gulf Coast oil disaster: Impact on human reproduction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1575-1577

  Merhi, Zaher O ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf oil; miscarriage; petrochemicals; petroleum; pregnancy; reproduction; semen

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM; HYDROCARBON;

DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OIL SPILL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEASHORE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED STATES; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; PETROLEUM; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957189636     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.08.036     Document Type: Article

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