Effects of testosterone on muscle strength, physical function, body composition, and quality of life in intermediate-frail and frail elderly men: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 639-650

  Srinivas Shankar, Upendram ^a   Roberts, Stephen A ^a   Connolly, Martin J ^b   O'Connell, Matthew D L ^a   Adams, Judith E ^a   Oldham, Jackie A ^a   Wu, Frederick C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGED; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FRAIL ELDERLY; GRIP STRENGTH; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG CANCER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 76149135996     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-1251     Document Type: Article

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