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VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 1 ( January-April, 2012 ) > List of Articles

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Mobile Phone Electromagnetic Waves and Its Effect on Human Ejaculated Semen: An in vitro Study

SS Vasan, Srinivas Belur Veerachari

Citation Information : Vasan S, Veerachari SB. Mobile Phone Electromagnetic Waves and Its Effect on Human Ejaculated Semen: An in vitro Study. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2012; 3 (1):15-21.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10016-1034

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-12-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2012; The Author(s).


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Veerachari SB, Vasan SS. Mobile Phone Electromagnetic Waves and Its Effect on Human Ejaculated Semen: An in vitro Study. Int J Infertility Fetal Med 2012;3(1):15-21.

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