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Position Paper: Management of Men Complaining of a Small Penis Despite an Actually Normal Size
Article first published online: 18 APR 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02725.x
© 2012 International Society for Sexual Medicine
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Ghanem, H., Glina, S., Assalian, P. and Buvat, J. (2013), Position Paper: Management of Men Complaining of a Small Penis Despite an Actually Normal Size. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10: 294–303. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02725.x
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- Issue published online: 23 JAN 2013
- Article first published online: 18 APR 2012
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