Fatherhood and the risk of cardiovascular mortality in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3479-3485

  Eisenberg, Michael L ^a   Park, Yikyung ^b   Hollenbeck, Albert R ^c   Lipshultz, Larry I ^d   Schatzkin, Arthur ^c   Pletcher, Mark J ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c AARP   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; infertility; male infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDLESSNESS; FATHER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81055124875     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der305     Document Type: Article

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