Prevalence of varicocele among primary and secondary infertile men: Association with occupation, Smoking and drinking alcohol

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 532-535

  Shafi, Hamid ^a   Esmaeilzadeh, Seddigheh ^a   Delavar, Mouloud Agajani ^a   Haydari, Fatemeh Hosseinpour ^a   Mahdinejad, Neda ^a   Abedi, Sharare ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Infertility; Male; Occupations; Smoking; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84908083469     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.143285     Document Type: Article

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