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. 2021 Mar;39(3):975-976.
doi: 10.1007/s00345-020-03208-w. Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Does COVID-19 affect male fertility?

Anis Abobaker  1 , Ali Ahmed Raba  2
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Does COVID-19 affect male fertility?

Anis Abobaker et al. World J Urol. 2021 Mar.
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