Diabetes mellitus is associated with subnormal serum levels of free testosterone in men

BJU International

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 867-870

  Rhoden, Ernani L ^a   Ribeiro, Eduardo P ^a   Teloken, Claudio ^a   Souto, Carlos A V ^a  

^a Federal School of Medical Sciences of Porto Alegre   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Diabetes mellitus; Obesity; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 25844442320     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05728.x     Document Type: Article

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