The Aging Males' Symptoms Scale (AMS) as outcome measure for treatment of androgen deficiency

European Urology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 80-87

  Moore, Claudia ^a   Huebler, Doris ^b   Zimmermann, Thomas ^c   Heinemann, Lothar A J ^d   Saad, Farid ^e   Thai, Do Minh ^d  

^a Jenapharm   (Germany)

^b Information/Documentation   (Germany)

^c Jenapharm   (Germany)

^d Health Research Berlin   (Germany)

^e BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

AMS; Androgen deficiency; Questionnaire; Testosterone treatment; Validity

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANDROGENS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 2942618782     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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