Male Infertility and Diet: A Perspective of Traditional Persian Medicine

  • Babak Daneshfard Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine; Essence of Parsiyan Wisdom Institute, Traditional Medicine and Medicinal Plant Incubator, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • Amir-Mohammad Jaladat Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v5i2.614
Keywords: Male infertility, Diet, Traditional Persian Medicine

Abstract

   

Author Biographies

Babak Daneshfard, Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine; Essence of Parsiyan Wisdom Institute, Traditional Medicine and Medicinal Plant Incubator, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
MD, PhDc in Traditional Persian Medicine
Amir-Mohammad Jaladat, Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
MD, PhD

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Published
2016-06-16
How to Cite
Daneshfard, B., & Jaladat, A.-M. (2016). Male Infertility and Diet: A Perspective of Traditional Persian Medicine. Galen Medical Journal, 5(2), 103-4. https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v5i2.614
Issue
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2016): June 2016
Section
Letter to Editor

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