The NERI Hypogonadism Screener: Psychometric validation in male patients and controls

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 248-256

  Rosen, Raymond C ^a   Araujo, Andre B ^a   Connor, Megan K ^a   Gerstenberger, Eric P ^a   Morgentaler, Abraham ^b   Seftel, Allen D ^c   Miner, Martin M ^d   Shabsigh, Ridwan ^e  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b Men's Health Boston   (United States)

^c Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HG SCREENER; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SLEEP; SYMPTOM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78651276680     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2010.03925.x     Document Type: Article

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