Vasectomy techniques for male sterilization: Systematic Cochrane review of randomized controlled trials and controlled clinical trials

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2431-2438

  Cook, L A ^a   Van Vliet, H A A M ^b   Pun, A ^c   Gallo, M F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled clinical trials; Randomized controlled trials; Review; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

ACRIFLAVINE; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EJACULATION; FASCIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MALE STERILIZATION; OCCLUSION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; RECANALIZATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 8344238156     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh484     Document Type: Review

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