The sinusitis-infertility syndrome: Young's saint, old devil

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 698-

  Goeminne, P C ^a   Dupont, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; BRONCHIECTASIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LETTER; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; SINUSITIS; SYNDROME; YOUNG SYNDROME;

BRONCHIECTASIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MERCURY POISONING; MUTATION; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SINUSITIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 77951154437     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00163809     Document Type: Letter

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