Androgen replacement therapy improves health-related quality of life in late onset hypogonadism patients

Acta Urologica Japonica

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 741-744

  Taniguchi, Hisanori ^a   Kawa, Gen ^a   Kinoshita, Hidefumi ^a   Matsuda, Tadashi ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Art; Late onset hypogonadism; Qol

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGENS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 75749116332     PISSN: 00181994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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