A study on the trend in semen parameters of males from Ahmedabad city (Gujarat), over a two-decade period

Studies on Ethno-Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-202

  Highland, H N ^a   Kalaria, B ^a   George, L B ^a  

^a GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ahmedabad city; Fertility decline; Sperm count; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651242502     PISSN: 09735070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09735070.2010.11886381     Document Type: Article

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