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Andrologia clinica pp 5–7Cite as

Medicina basata sull’evidenza nella medicina della riproduzione e in andrologia

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Nella medicina moderna razionale e scientifica, la pressione della società sui medici è in costante aumento. La salute è considerata un diritto piuttosto che un privilegio, e l’aspettativa della popolazione è che le malattie siano guarite rapidamente ed efficacemente. Ciò si applica a tutte le malattie, compresa l’infertilità.

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  1. Centre for Medical and Urological Andrology and Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital Ghent, 6K12IE, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Frank Comhaire & Ahmed Mahmoud

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  1. Center of Dermatology and Andrology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

    Wolf-Bernhard Schill

  2. Center for Medical and Urological Andrology and Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

    Frank Comhaire

  3. Department of Oncology, University of Edinburgh Human Genetics Building, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    Timothy B. Hargreave

  4. Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, “Sapienza” Università di Roma, Roma, Italy

    Andrea Lenzi MD (Professore Ordinario di Endocrinologia Direttore, Presidente della Società Italiana di Andrologia e Medicina della Sessualità) (Professore Ordinario di Endocrinologia Direttore, Presidente della Società Italiana di Andrologia e Medicina della Sessualità)

  5. Unità di Fisiopatologia della Riproduzione, Andrologia e Diagnosi Endocrinologiche Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica, “Sapienza” Università di Roma, Roma, Italy

    Andrea M. Isidori MD, PhD (Ricercatore in Endocrinologia) (Ricercatore in Endocrinologia)

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Comhaire, F., Mahmoud, A. (2010). Medicina basata sull’evidenza nella medicina della riproduzione e in andrologia. In: Schill, WB., Comhaire, F., Hargreave, T.B., Lenzi, A., Isidori, A.M. (eds) Andrologia clinica. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1487-9_3

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