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01-08-2018 | Letter to Editor

Systematic reviews and meta-analysis in stone disease: is this what we need to get stronger evidence?

Authors: F. Sanguedolce, F. Sanchez Martin, O. Angerri Feu

Published in: World Journal of Urology | Issue 8/2018

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Title: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis in stone disease: is this what we need to get stronger evidence?
Authors: F. Sanguedolce
F. Sanchez Martin
O. Angerri Feu
Publication date: 01-08-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: World Journal of Urology / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 0724-4983
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-018-2393-5

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