No secular trend over the last decade in sperm counts among Swedish men from the general population

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1012-1016

  Axelsson, J ^a,b   Rylander, L ^b   Rignell Hydbom, A ^b   Giwercman, A ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

general population; semen quality; sperm count; Sweden; time trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MILITARY SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMEN VOLUME; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWEDEN; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 79955429686     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der045     Document Type: Article

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