Does Young's syndrome exist?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 477-481

  Arya, A K ^a,c   Beer, H L ^a   Benton, J ^a   Lewis Jones, I ^b   Swift, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Bronchiectasis; Infertility; Prevalence; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

AGENESIS; AZOOSPERMIA; BRONCHIECTASIS; CILIARY DYSKINESIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MERCURIALISM; REVIEW; SINUSITIS; YOUNG SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AZOOSPERMIA; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SINUSITIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 68049085786     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215109004307     Document Type: Review

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