Socio-biological status of Nigerian males with primary and secondary infertility

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 519-522

  Alemnji, G A ^a   Thomas, K D ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NIGERIA; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; NIGERIA; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEMEN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPERM COUNT;

EID: 0031196346     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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