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GYNAECOLOGY

Level of male infertility in the Ghanaian city of Tema

A. Martin-OdoomDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical & Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. A. BrownDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical & Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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D. N. AdjeiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical & Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Pages 825-828 | Published online: 16 Mar 2015

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