Is male reproductive health at risk? Longitudinal semen analysis studies

Advances in Contraception

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 119-121

  Paulsen, C A ^a   Berman, N G ^b   Wang, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

FERTILITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEMEN;

EID: 0030870069     PISSN: 02674874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006535417584     Document Type: Conference Paper

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