Risk of cryptorchidism and hypospadias among boys of maternal hairdressers - A Danish population-based cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 302-309

  Jørgensen, Kristian Tore ^a,b   Jensen, Morten Søndergaard ^c   Toft, Gunnar Vase ^c   Larsen, Ann Dyreborg ^a,c   Bonde, Jens Peter ^b   Hougaard, Karin Sørig ^a  

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

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting compound; Maldevelopment; Male reproductive tract; Maternal occupation

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAIRDRESSER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL HAIRDRESSER; MOTHER; OCCUPATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

ADULT; BARBERING; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DENMARK; FEMALE; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

DENMARK;

EID: 84877152689     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3330     Document Type: Article

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