Contemporary approach to the male infertility evaluation

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 487-516

  Spitz, Aaron ^a   Kim, Edward D ^c   Lipshultz, Larry I ^b  

^a South Coast Urological Medical Group   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033847719     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8545(05)70151-0     Document Type: Article

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