Adherence to reporting guidelines in observational studies concerning exposure to persistent organic pollutants and effects on semen parameters

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1122-1133

  Serrano, M ^a,b   Gonzalvo, M C ^a   Sanchez Pozo M C ^c   Clavero, A ^a   Fernandez M F ^b,d   Lopez Regalado M L ^a   Mozas, J ^a   Martinez L ^a   Castilla, J A ^a,e,f  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e Banco de Semen CEIFER   (Spain)

^f Centro MasVida Reproducción   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pesticides; Semen quality; SEMQUA; Sperm; STROBE

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM QUALITY; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DRUG EFFECTS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84900795255     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu072     Document Type: Article

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