Association between mobile phone use and semen quality: A systemic review and meta-analysis

Andrology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 491-501

  Liu, K ^a   Li, Y ^a   Zhang, G ^a   Liu, J ^a   Cao, J ^a   Ao, L ^a   Zhang, S ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mobile phone; Radiofrequency; Reproductive system; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMBASE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANIMAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL PHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MALE; RADIO WAVES; RATS; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 84901765068     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2014.00205.x     Document Type: Review

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