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Andrology

Chromatin fluorescence characteristics and standard semen analysis parameters: correlations observed in andrology testing among 136 males referred for infertility evaluation

E Scott Sills Georgia Reproductive Specialists LLC, Atlanta, GA, USA; Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Atlanta, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Julie T Fryman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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M Perloe Georgia Reproductive Specialists LLC, Atlanta, GA, USA; Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Karin B Michels Obstetrics and Gynecology Epidemiology Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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MJ Tucker Georgia Reproductive Specialists LLC, Atlanta, GA, USA; Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pages 74-77 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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