Baseline blood trihalomethanes, semen parameters and serum total testosterone: A cross-sectional study in China

Environment International

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 134-140

  Zeng, Qiang ^a   Li, Min ^a   Xie, Shao Hua ^a,b   Gu, Long Jie ^a   Yue, Jing ^a   Cao, Wen Cheng ^a   Zheng, Dan ^a   Liu, Ai Lin ^a   Li, Yu Feng ^a   Lu, Wen Qing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Blood trihalomethanes; Disinfection by products; Human; Male reproductive health; Semen quality; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; HEALTH;

DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; HUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEMEN QUALITIES; TESTOSTERONE; TRIHALOMETHANES;

BLOOD;

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; CHLOROFORM; DIBROMOTRICHLOROMETHANE; TAP WATER; TESTOSTERONE; TRIHALOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; METHANE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SPERM; TOXICOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CALIBRATION; CHINA; CHINESE; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FLUID INTAKE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUNBATHING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

CHINA; HUBEI; WUHAN;

EID: 84874361543     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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