Varicocele and sports participation

International SportMed Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Di Luigi, Luigi ^a   Romanelli, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 56549106764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15283356     Source Type: Journal    
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