Morphology training is compulsory to ensure relevant clinical results

Andrologia

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 377-380

  Franken, D R ^a   Avari, K ^b   Palshetkar, N ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Embryology Academy of Research and Training   (India)

^c LILAVATI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Morphology; Spermatozoa; Training

Indexed keywords

ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INDIA; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 57149136501     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2008.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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