Experiences with the French Aging Males' Symptoms (AMS) scale

Aging Male

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 184-189

  Myon, Eric ^a   Martin, Nicolas ^a   Taïeb, Charles ^a   Heinemann, Lothar A J ^b  

^a Centre d'Immunologie Pierre Fabre   (France)

^b Health Research Berlin   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging Males' Symptoms; AMS; Health related quality of life; Questionnaires; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANDROGENS; DEPRESSION; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 30344443950     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13685530500283685     Document Type: Article

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