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Urology

Clearance after vasectomy: Has the time come to modify the current practice?

Kaka Hama Attar Department of Urology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Pratik Gurung Institute of Urology, University College London Hospital, London, UK
,
Simon Holden Department of Urology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK
,
John Peters Department of Urology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK
&
Tim Philp
Pages 147-150 | Received 04 Nov 2009, Accepted 18 Dec 2009, Published online: 05 Mar 2010

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