Predictive value of normal sperm morphology: A structured literature review

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-82

  Coetzee, Kevin ^a   Kruge, Thinus F ^a   Lombard, Carl J ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Human; In vitro fertilization; Normal sperm morphology; Pregnancy; Structured review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031900929     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/4.1.73     Document Type: Article

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