An exploration of the association between male body mass index and semen quality

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 717-723

  Shayeb, A G ^a   Harrild, K ^a   Mathers, E ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body mass index; male fertility; male obesity; semen quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MASTURBATION; MORPHOLOGY; OBESITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 82855161271     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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