Hormonal male contraception in men with normal and subnormal semen parameters
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Advances in male hormonal contraception
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Andrology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0105-6263
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01142.x