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ArticleThe world journal of men's health2025

Meta-Analyses under the Microscope: Strengthening Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses in Andrology through Methodological Rigor.

Rossella Cannarella, Selahittin Cayan, Andrea Crafa, Ayad Palani, Tuncay Toprak, Widi Atmoko, Ramadan Saleh, Rupin Shah, Ashok Agarwal

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Article in The world journal of men's health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Rossella CannarellaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4599-8487
Selahittin CayanGlobal Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4784-2208
Andrea CrafaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8311-9095
Ayad PalaniGlobal Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7806-9903
Tuncay ToprakGlobal Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1348-5273
Widi AtmokoGlobal Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-7083
Ramadan SalehGlobal Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0503-3533
Rupin ShahGlobal Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7868-5949
Ashok AgarwalGlobal Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, OH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-1026

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMCPMC12505468

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