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Frater, J.L. Preanalytical and analytical factors in the mean platelet volume: a potential cause of heterogeneity in studies of erectile dysfunction. Int J Impot Res 35, 492–493 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-022-00577-1
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