Prevalence, definition, and classification of infertility

Clinical Management of Male Infertility

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 5-12

  Turchi, Paolo ^a  

^a Azienda USL di Prato   (Italy)

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EID: 84955136209     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08503-6_2     Document Type: Chapter

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