Declining sperm count and fertility in males: An epidemiological controversy

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-30

  Parazzini, F ^a,b   Bortolotti, A ^b   Colli, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Cigarette smoking; Epidemiology; Fertility; Hormone; Sperm; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

EID: 79961176145     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019808988542     Document Type: Article

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