Male-mediated infertility in sons of building painters and gardeners: A nationwide register-based follow-up study

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 522-528

  Ramlau Hansen, C H ^a,b   Stoltenberg, C D G ^c   Hougaard, K S ^d   Parner, E T ^a   Toft, G ^b   Thulstrup, A M ^b   Hansen, J ^e   Bonde, J P ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^e INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Male mediated developmental toxicity; Occupational; Organic solvents; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRICKLAYER; CARPENTER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRICIAN; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GARDENER; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINTER; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SON; VASECTOMY;

ADULT; DENMARK; FATHERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GARDENING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866171372     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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