Is assisted reproduction the optimal treatment for varicocele- associated male infertility? A cost-effectiveness analysis

Urology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-90

  Schlegel, Peter N ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0031038162     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(96)00379-2     Document Type: Article

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