Male infertility treatment in the light of evidence-based medicine

Andrologia

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 23-30

  Leifke, E ^a   Nieschlag, E ^a,b  

^a INST OF REPRO MED OF THE UNIV   (Germany)

^b Inst für Reproduktionsmedizin   (Germany)

Author keywords

controlled clinical trials; evidence based medicine; idiopathic infertility; varicocele

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0030452272     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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