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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Volume 71, 2016 - Issue 5
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Original Papers

Varicocele: the origin of benign prostatic hypertrophy? Testosterone dosages in the periprostatic plexus

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Pages 281-283 | Received 21 May 2015, Accepted 29 Jul 2015, Published online: 09 Jun 2016

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