Guideline-based management of male infertility: Why do we need it

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-57

  Trost, Landon W ^a   Nehra, Ajay ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensus; semen analysis; standard

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE INFERTILITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 79954500679     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.78426     Document Type: Conference Paper

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