We need a prospective varicocelectomy trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Trussell, J C ^a   Ohl, Dana A ^b   Krawetz, Stephen A ^c   Snyder, Peter J ^d   Polotsky, Alex J ^e   Patrizio, Pasquale ^f   Christman, Gregory M ^g  

^a University Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELECTION BIAS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STUDY DESIGN; UROLOGIST; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84901760569     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.02.041     Document Type: Editorial

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