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Ivanov N.V.

Chair of Medical Informatics and Statistics (head — prof. A.N. Gerasimov) of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Vorohobina N.V.

North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg, Russia

Asthenozoospermia: aetiology, differential diagnosis and methods of correction. New opportunities of acetyl-L-carnitine use

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Ivanov N.V., Vorohobina N.V.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2012;(5): 69‑73

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ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA: AETIOLOGY, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND METHODS OF CORRECTION. NEW OPPORTUNITIES OF ACETYL-L-CARNITINE USE
ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA: AETIOLOGY, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND METHODS OF CORRECTION. NEW OPPORTUNITIES OF ACETYL-L-CARNITINE USE

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Ivanov NV, Vorohobina NV. Asthenozoospermia: aetiology, differential diagnosis and methods of correction. New opportunities of acetyl-L-carnitine use. Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2012;(5):69‑73. (In Russ.)

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Ivanov N.V.

Chair of Medical Informatics and Statistics (head — prof. A.N. Gerasimov) of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Vorohobina N.V.

North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg, Russia

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