Double-blind prospective study comparing two automated sperm analyzers versus manual semen assessment
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1058-0468,1573-7330
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-0139-2