The problem of mixing 'apples and oranges' in meta-analytic studies

Affiliations

¹ ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Referral Center for Male Reproduction, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
² Department of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
³ American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Editorial

Sandro C Esteves et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S412-S413.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.03.23.

¹ ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Referral Center for Male Reproduction, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
² Department of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
³ American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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