The risk of infertility among hairdressers. Five-year follow-up of female hairdressers in a Danish national registry
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The risk of infertility among hairdressers. Five-year follow-up of female hairdressers in a Danish national registry.
BACKGROUND One in seven married couples is involuntarily infertile. Several chemical exposures in the work environment have been hypothesized to affect female reproduction, and some are present in products used in hairdressing and related trades. Recent Swedish findings indicate that employment in hairdressing poses a risk for female reproductive function. This study examined the possible assoc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1460-2350,0268-1161
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del160