Celiac disease is not a risk factor for infertility in men

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Zugna, Daniela ^a   Richiardi, Lorenzo ^a   Akre, Olof ^b   Stephansson, Olof ^b   Ludvigsson, Jonas F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; celiac; cohort; fertility; infertility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 79952984101     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.132     Document Type: Article

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