Single semen analysis as a predictor of semen quality: Clinical and epidemiological implications

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 723-730

  Rylander, Lars ^a,b   Wetterstrand, Boel ^a   Haugen, Trine B ^c,d   Malm, Gunilla ^a   Malm, Johan ^a   Bjørsvik, Cathrine ^d   Henrichsen, Trine ^d   Sæther, Thomas ^d,e   Giwercman, Aleksander ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA FRAGMENTATION INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 71049153243     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2009.64     Document Type: Article

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