Hypogonadism in male leprosy patients - A study from rural Uttar pradesh

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-225

  Aggrawal, Kamal ^a   Madhu, S V ^a   Aggrawal, Kireet ^a   Kannan, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hypogonadism; Leprosy; Male; Rural

Indexed keywords

LEPROSTATIC AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INDIA; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INDIA; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33750550100     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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