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Causes of azoospermia and their management
P. N. Schlegel A
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A Starr 900, Department of Urology, The New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. email: pnschleg@med.cornell.edu
Reproduction, Fertility and Development 16(5) 561-572 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD03087
Submitted: 10 October 2003 Accepted: 30 March 2004 Published: 22 July 2004
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