Relationship of Varicocele Grade and Testicular Hypotrophy to Semen Parameters in Adolescents

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 4 SUPPLEMENT, 2007, Pages 1584-1588

  Diamond, David A ^a   Zurakowski, David ^a   Bauer, Stuart B ^a   Borer, Joseph G ^a   Peters, Craig A ^a   Cilento Jr , Bartley G ^a   Paltiel, Harriet J ^a   Rosoklija, Ilina ^a   Retik, Alan B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; semen; testis; varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPOTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCROTUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS HYPOTROPHY; TESTIS SIZE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 34548393167     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.169     Document Type: Article

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