Clinical andrology: From evidence-base to ethics: The 'E' quintet in clinical andrology

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2067-2071

  Comhaire, F ^a  

^a Ghent University Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Andrology; E quintet; Infertility; Male factor

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ANDROLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0033777102     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.10.2067     Document Type: Review

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