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On the validity of metrics for defining penile distensibility phenotypes

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Phelan, P.S. On the validity of metrics for defining penile distensibility phenotypes. Int J Impot Res 30, 361–363 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-018-0078-7

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