Lifestyle, environment, and male reproductive health

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-66

  Barazani, Yagil ^a   Katz, Benjamin Farrel ^b   Nagler, Harris Mark ^b   Stember, Doron Sol ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Lifestyle; Male fertility; Reproduction; Semen analysis; Sperm parameters

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE FERTILITY; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM PARAMETERS;

ALCOHOLISM; ANABOLIC AGENTS; CELLULAR PHONE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FERTILITY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; OBESITY; OPIATE ALKALOIDS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84888304693     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: 1558318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2013.08.017     Document Type: Review

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