Exposure to urban stressors and free testosterone plasma values

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 609-616

  Sancini, Angela ^a   Tomei, Francesco ^a   Tomei, Gianfranco ^a   Ciarrocca, Manuela ^a   Palermo, Paola ^a   Gioffrè, Pier Agostino ^a   Tasciotti, Zaira ^a   Fiaschetti, Maria ^a   Cetica, Carlotta ^a   Caciari, Tiziana ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertility disorders; Free testosterone; Traffic policemen; Urban pollutants

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; HEALTH; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICE; TESTOSTERONE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 79961170633     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-010-0598-z     Document Type: Article

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