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Metal(loid)s and human semen quality: The LIFE Study by Branch, Francesca M., Perry, Melissa J., Chen, Zhen, Louis, Germaine M. Buck

“…•Study assessed 15 metal(loid)s and 7 measures of semen quality among U.S. men.•Enrolled male partners of couples trying for pregnancy, with no diagnosed…”
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Urinary Heavy Metals and Associations with Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference Among Adolescents and Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2012 by Branch, Francesca, MSPH, Shimony, Maya, MPH, Perry, Melissa J., ScD, MHS

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Talking About Public Health With African American Men: Perceptions of Environmental Health and Infertility by McCray, Nathan, Thompson, Lance, Branch, Francesca, Porter, Nicholas, Peterson, James, Perry, Melissa J.

“…While the past two decades have seen rapid advances in research demonstrating links between environmental health and reproductive capacity, African American…”
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A matrix for bridging the epidemiology and risk assessment gap by Burns, Carol J., LaKind, Judy S., Mattison, Donald R., Alcala, Cecilia S., Branch, Francesca, Castillo, Juan, Clark, April, Clougherty, Jane Ellen, Darney, Sally P., Erickson, Heidi, Goodman, Michael, Greiner, Matthias, Jurek, Anne M., Miller, Aubrey, Rooney, Andrew A., Zidek, Angelika

“…Environmental epidemiologic research provides invaluable information for understanding the relationship between environmental exposures and health outcomes…”
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Vaginal douching and racial/ethnic disparities in phthalates exposures among reproductive-aged women: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2004 by Branch, Francesca, Woodruff, Tracey J, Mitro, Susanna D, Zota, Ami R

“…Diethyl phthalate (DEP) and di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP) are industrial chemicals found in consumer products that may increase risk of adverse health effects…”
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Metal(loid)s as Potential Endocrine Disrupting Compounds and the Relationship with Anthropomorphic Measures and Semen Quality Endpoints by Branch, Francesca M

“…This dissertation entailed two separate yet related projects. Both the gonads and adipose tissue play a vital role in the production and regulation of hormone…”
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Semi‐automated scoring of triple‐probe FISH in human sperm using confocal microscopy by Branch, Francesca, Nguyen, GiaLinh, Porter, Nicholas, Young, Heather A., Martenies, Sheena E., McCray, Nathan, Deloid, Glen, Popratiloff, Anastas, Perry, Melissa J.

“…Structural and numerical sperm chromosomal aberrations result from abnormal meiosis and are directly linked to infertility. Any live births that arise from…”
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