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EAU guidelines on ejaculatory dysfunction.

G Colpi·W Weidner·A Jungwirth·J Pomerol·G Papp·T Hargreave·G Dohle·EAU Working Party on Male Infertility
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G Colpi, W Weidner, A Jungwirth, J Pomerol, G Papp, T Hargreave, G Dohle, EAU Working Party on Male Infertility. 2004. EAU guidelines on ejaculatory dysfunction.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2004.07.020

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