Inherent difficulties of meta-analysis for surgical techniques in male infertility: an argument for standardizing reporting and outcomes.

Fertil Steril

Center for Reconstructive Urology and Men's Health, Division of Urology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Published: November 2015

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