Evolution of semen quality in North-eastern Spain: A study in 22,759 infertile men over a 36 year period

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 731-735

  Andolz, P ^a   Bielsa, M A ^a   Vila, J ^b  

^a Lab Invest Seminológicas   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Semen analysis; Semen quality; Time related change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

EID: 0033025093     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.3.731     Document Type: Article

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