Male infertility in Zimbabwe

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 239-243

  Folkvord, Sigurd ^a   Odegaard, Oystein Andreas ^a   Sundby, Johanne ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Behavioural; Male infertility; Reproductive and medical aspects; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; TEACHING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ZIMBABWE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEMEN; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 28444462075     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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