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Urinary inorganic arsenic concentrations and semen quality of male partners of subfertile couples in Tokyo

Tomoko OguriDepartment of Environmental Studies, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan;Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuho, Nagoya, Japan
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Jun YoshinagaDepartment of Environmental Studies, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hiroki ToshimaDepartment of Environmental Studies, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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Yoshifumi MizumotoJapan Self-Defense Force Central Hospital, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Shota HatakeyamaTokuoka Ladies Clinic, Nakane, Tokyo, Japan
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Susumu TokuokaTokuoka Ladies Clinic, Nakane, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 463-466 | Received 09 Jul 2015, Published online: 11 Feb 2016

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