The importance of semen analysis in the context of azoospermia

Clinics

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages 35-38

  Aziz, Nabil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Infertility; Male; Oligozoospermia; Semen analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875159933     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2013(Sup01)05     Document Type: Review

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