Farm residence and reproductive health among boys in rural South Africa

Environment International

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-79

  English, René Glynnis ^a   Perry, Melissa ^b,c   Lee, Mary M ^d   Hoffman, Elaine ^c   Delport, Steven ^e   Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agricultural pesticides; Endocrine disruptors; Male puberty; Male reproductive health effects

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BODY FLUIDS; HEALTH;

AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES; BODY MASS INDEX; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; MALE PUBERTY; PESTICIDE EXPOSURE; REGRESSION COEFFICIENT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX HORMONES; SEXUAL MATURITY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

PESTICIDE EFFECTS;

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PESTICIDE; SEX HORMONE;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; MALE; PESTICIDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; TESTIS SIZE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84863492239     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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