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Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Volume 17, 1983 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Sterilization by Vas Occlusion without Transection does not Reduce Postvasectomy Sperm-Agglutinating Antibodies in Serum

A Randomized Trial of Vas Occlusion Versus Vasectomy

T. C. GerstenbergDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and the Surgical Department K, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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B. PraetoriusDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and the Surgical Department K, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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M. Lykkegaard NielsenDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and the Surgical Department K, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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S. ClausenDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and the Surgical Department K, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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S. LindenbergDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and the Surgical Department K, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 149-151 | Received 22 Jun 1982, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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