Position statement: Utility, limitations, and pitfalls in measuring testosterone: An endocrine society position statement

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 405-413

  Rosner, William ^a,g   Auchus, Richard J ^b   Azziz, Ricardo ^c,d   Sluss, Patrick M ^e   Raff, Hershel ^f  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^g ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ACCURACY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; STANDARDIZATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33846991956     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1864     Document Type: Article

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