A case of androgenic anabolic steroid abuse caused hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 729-732

  Takayanagi, Akio ^a   Kobayashi, Ko ^a   Hashimoto, Kohei ^a   Kato, Ryuichi ^a   Masumori, Naoya ^a   Itoh, Naoki ^a   Tsukamoto, Taiji ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abuse; Androgenic anabolic steroid; Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

Indexed keywords

EID: 57449084743     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.99.729     Document Type: Article

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