Semen analysis from an epidemiologic perspective

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-94

  Ellekilde Bonde, Jens Peter ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Decline; Epidemiology; Reference values; Research; Semen analysis; Sperm counts

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; POLLUTION; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MANUALS AS TOPIC; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76349114504     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2008.49     Document Type: Review

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