Is semen quality declining?

Andrologia

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 307-308

  Toppari, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

EID: 0030469156     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1996.tb02806.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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