Persistent environmental pollutants and couple fecundity: an overview
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Persistent Environmental Pollutants and Couple Fecundity: The LIFE Study
BACKGROUND Evidence suggesting that persistent environmental pollutants may be reproductive toxicants underscores the need for prospective studies of couples for whom exposures are measured. OBJECTIVES We examined the relationship between selected persistent pollutants and couple fecundity as measured by time to pregnancy. METHODS A cohort of 501 couples who discontinued contraception to be...
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عنوان ژورنال: REPRODUCTION
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1470-1626,1741-7899
DOI: 10.1530/rep-13-0472