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Research Article

CHANGES IN SEMEN QUALITY IN JERUSALEM BETWEEN 1990 AND 2000: A CROSS-SECTIONAL AND LONGITUDINAL STUDY

M. ALMAGOR IVF & Fertility Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bikur Cholim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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I. IVNITZKI IVF & Fertility Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bikur Cholim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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H. YAFFE IVF & Fertility Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bikur Cholim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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M. BARAS Department of Social Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Pages 139-144 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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