'How to count sperm properly': Checklist for acceptability of studies based on human semen analysis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 227-232

  Björndahl, Lars ^a   Barratt, Christopher L R ^b   Mortimer, David ^c   Jouannet, Pierre ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Oozoa Biomedical Inc   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Check list; Evidence based medicine; Laboratory quality; Manuscript review; Semen analysis; Standardization; Study design

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ANDROLOGY; CHECKLIST; DIAGNOSIS; EDITOR; FUNDING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM QUALITY; STUDY DESIGN; UNCERTAINTY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; MALE; PROCEDURES; PUBLISHING; STANDARDS;

CHECKLIST; EDITORIAL POLICIES; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84959914295     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dev305     Document Type: Article

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