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ID (ISN) del documento108212
Número CIS 08-577
ISSN - Título de la serie 0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine
Año 2006
Número de serie
Autor(es) Bonde J.P., Joffe M.
Título The influence of occupational exposure on male reproductive function
Información bibliográfica Dec. 2006, Vol.56, No.8, p.544-553. 128 ref.
Resumen This literature survey reviews recent epidemiological studies exploring the effect of occupational exposures on semen quality, fecundity and the ability to conceive. The evidence for an adverse effect on male reproduction of several occupational and environmental exposures and toxicants, such as heat, ionizing radiation, inorganic lead, dibromochloropropane, ethylene dibromide, some ethylene glycol ethers, carbon disulfide and welding operations, is strongly supported in well-designed epidemiological studies. For other agents, the association is only suspected or suggested and needs further evaluation before conclusions can be drawn. Many workers in the developing countries are still exposed to substances that are banned in developed countries, sometimes in high concentrations.
Descriptores (primarios) efectos esterilizantes; trabajadores masculinos; factores de riesgo; trastornos de la espermatogénesis; substancias tóxicas
Descriptores (secundarios) radiación ionizante; revisión bibliográfica; sulfuro de carbono; alkoxietanoles; plomo y sus compuestos; pesticidas; puestos de trabajo calurosos; carga térmica; negamón; agricultura; paises en desarrollo; dibromoetano; soldadura y corte; epidemiología
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaDinamarca; Reino Unido
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s) Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Navegación por categoria(s) Diseases of the reproductive system
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Antifertility and prenatal effects