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Melatonin and erectile dysfunction: addressing research gaps and proposing future investigations

International Journal of Impotence Research volume 37, pages 674–677 (2025)Cite this article

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AS: conceptualisation, methodology, software, formal analysis, investigation, resources, data curation, writing - original draft, writing - review & editing, visualisation, supervision, and project administration.

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AS is an unpaid spoke leader of Cochrane Planetary Health Thematic Group, holds an unpaid membership role in the Cochrane Early Career Professionals Steering Group and reports complimentary access to ScienceDirect and Scopus following reviewing manuscripts for journals published by Elsevier.

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Sharifan, A. Melatonin and erectile dysfunction: addressing research gaps and proposing future investigations. Int J Impot Res 37, 674–677 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-024-01002-5

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