Semen analyses in 1,283 men from the United States over a 25-year period: No decline in quality

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1009-1014

  Fisch, H ^a   Goluboff, E T ^a   Olson, J H ^a   Feldshuh, J ^a   Broder, S J ^a   Barad, D H ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

geographic variations and changes over time in semen characteristics; Sperm counts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UNITED STATES; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0029939323     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58278-8     Document Type: Article

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