The diagnosis of male infertility: An analysis of the evidence to support the development of global WHO guidance-challenges and future research opportunities

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 660-680

  Barratt, Christopher L R ^a   Björndahl, Lars ^b   De Jonge, Christopher J ^c   Lamb, Dolores J ^d   Martini, Francisco Osorio ^e   McLachlan, Robert ^f   Oates, Robert D ^g   van der Poel, Sheryl ^h,i   John, Bianca St ^f   Sigman, Mark ^j   Sokol, Rebecca ^k   Tournaye, Herman ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^f HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

ⁱ POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^j BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Cancer; Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; Evidence based guideline; Genetics; Male infertility; Semen analysis; Spermatozoa; Varicocele; Y deletions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPOSURE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEAT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMOKING; VARICOCELE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COMPLICATION; GENETICS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VARICOCELE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85034449658     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmx021     Document Type: Article

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