The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 1 , Pages 29-36 , July 2005

HOW LITTLE IS ENOUGH? THE EVIDENCE FOR POST-VASECTOMY TESTING

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 Submitted for publication August 9, 2004.Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures-Surgical is supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.The funding body had no role in the study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation or writing of the report.

PII: S0022-5347(05)60011-0

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000161595.82642.fc

The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 1 , Pages 29-36 , July 2005

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