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Association between vitamin D and sperm parameters: Clinical evidence

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No external funding, apart from the support of the Polytechnic University of Marche, was available for this study.

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  1. Division of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Conca 71, Umberto I Hospital, Ancona, 60126, Italy

    Giacomo Tirabassi, Melissa Cutini, Nicola delli Muti & Giancarlo Balercia

  2. I.O.S. & COLEMAN Srl, Acerra, Naples, 80011, Italy

    Giovanna Muscogiuri & Mariano Galdiero

  3. Endocrinology Unit, Maggiore-Bellaria Hospital, Medical Department, Azienda-Usl Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Giovanni Corona

  4. Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università Federico II di Napoli, Via S. Pansini, 5, Naples, Italy

    Rosario Pivonello & Annamaria Colao

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Tirabassi, G., Cutini, M., Muscogiuri, G. et al. Association between vitamin D and sperm parameters: Clinical evidence. Endocrine 58, 194–198 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-016-1198-9

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