Critical evaluation of the effectiveness of different modes of treatment of male infertility

Andrologia

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 31-35

  Comhaire, F ^a   Zalata, A ^b   Mahmoud, A ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

antioestrogens; assisted reproduction; ICSI; in vitro fertilization; male infertility; subfertility; varicocele

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0030452237     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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