Drug therapy for idiopathic male infertility: rationale versus evidence.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Journal of Urology

• Publication date

  2006-10-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JURO.2006.06.006PMID 16952617
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