Relationship between epidemiological features and aetiology of male infertility as diagnosed by a comprehensive infetility service provider

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-214

  Aziz, Nabil ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^b   Nallella, Kiran P ^b   Thomas Jr , Anthony J ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Alcohol; Demographics; Male infertility; Race; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; OCCUPATION; RACE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; VARICOCELE;

EID: 33144481145     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60863-2     Document Type: Article

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