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Comment
. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S678-S680.
doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.03.42.

Commentary: the value of testing sperm DNA fragmentation in infertile men

Damayanthi Durairajanayagam  1
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Comment

Commentary: the value of testing sperm DNA fragmentation in infertile men

Damayanthi Durairajanayagam. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep.
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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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