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Chronic periodontitis and the risk of erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis: methodological issues

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Cheraghi, Z., Doosti-Irani, A. Chronic periodontitis and the risk of erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis: methodological issues. Int J Impot Res 29, 262 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/ijir.2017.33

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