Nonspecific Empirical Medical Therapy with Acetylcarnitine Effective in Oligoasthenospermic Men? |
Kim, Jong-Woo
(Department of Urology Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Jae-Seok (Department of Urology Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Park, Jeong-Su (Department of Urology, Bundang Jesaeng Hospital) Kim, Won-Tae (Department of Urology Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Seo, Ju-Tae (Department of Urology Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) |
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