A systematic review of recent clinical practice guidelines and best practice statements for the evaluation of the infertile male

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1441-1456

  Esteves, Sandro C ^a   Chan, Peter ^b  

^a Androfert   (Brazil)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Diagnosis; Male infertility; Standards; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICE STATEMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84940435328     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-015-1059-0     Document Type: Review

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