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[A cross-sectional study on nonionizing radiation to male fertility]

Xiao-ping Ding1, Su-wen Yan, Ning Zhang

  • 1Department of Reproductive Center, People's Libration Army 202 Hospital, Shenyang 110003, China.

Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi = Zhonghua Liuxingbingxue Zazhi
|April 6, 2004
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