Association of sleep disturbances with reduced semen quality: A cross-sectional study among 953 healthy young Danish men

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 177, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1027-1037

  Jensen, Tina Kold ^a   Andersson, Anna Maria ^a   Skakkebæk, Niels Erik ^a   Joensen, Ulla Nordstrøm ^a   Jensen, Martin Blomberg ^a   Lassen, Tina Harmer ^a   Nordkap, Loa ^a   Olesen, Inge Alhmann ^a   Hansen, Åse Marie ^a   Rod, Naja Hulvej ^a   Jørgensen, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

fertility; male; reproduction; semen; sleep; stress

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FITNESS; HEALTH RISK; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SLEEP; SPERM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS SIZE;

FERTILITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SLEEP; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

DENMARK;

EID: 84877734640     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws420     Document Type: Article

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