Varicocele among healthy young men in Turkey; prevalence and relationship with body mass index

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-121

  Söylemez, Haluk ^a   Atar, Murat ^a   Sancaktutar, Ahmet Ali ^a   Bozkurt, Yasar ^a   Penbegul, Necmettin ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Prevalence; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VARICOCELE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TURKEY; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865381486     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382012000100016     Document Type: Article

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