Maternal and paternal risk factors for cryptorchidism and hypospadias: A case-control study in newborn boys

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 112, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1570-1576

  Pierik, Frank H ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a   Deddens, James A ^b   Juttmann, Rikard E ^a,c   Weber, Rob F A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c Rotterdam Homecare Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Cryptorchidism; Endocrine disruptor; Environment; Epidemiology; Hypospadias; Nutrition; Occupational exposure; Testis

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYPOSPADIAS; INTERVIEW; JOB ANALYSIS; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERSONALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DENMARK; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TURKEY;

EID: 8744290902     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7243     Document Type: Article

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