The adolescent varicocele: Diagnostic and treatment patterns of pediatricians. A public health concern?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 411-413

  Kubal, Amit ^a   Nagler, Harris M ^a,b   Zahalsky, Michael ^a   Budak, Mehmet ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Screening; Survey; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0346848813     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000100701.11871.2b     Document Type: Article

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