Cardiovascular evaluation of young patients with varicocele

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 369-373

  Kiliç, Süleyman ^a   Aksoy, Yüksel ^a   Sincer, Isa ^a   Oǧuz, Fatih ^a   Erdil, Nevzat ^a   Yetkin, Ertan ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

peripheral varicose vein; Varicocele; venous system pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VARICOCELE; VARICOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VARICOCELE; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 34249025276     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.119     Document Type: Article

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