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All authors contributed equally to manuscript. Authors RI and OAR contributed to analyzing data and writing manuscripts and references. Author OAR contributed and supervised the complete and final version of the manuscript and provided extensive revisions and final conclusions.

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Iwuala, R., Raheem, O.A. Comment on: Patient out-of-pocket costs for guideline-recommended treatments for erectile dysfunction: a medicare cost modeling analysis. Int J Impot Res (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-024-00899-2

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