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Original Article

Vitamin D treatment improves levels of sexual hormones, metabolic parameters and erectile function in middle-aged vitamin D deficient men

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Pages 9-16 | Received 15 Nov 2016, Accepted 09 Dec 2016, Published online: 11 Jan 2017

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