Serum testosterone levels of HbSS (sickle cell disease) male subjects in Lagos, Nigeria

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Abudu, Emmanuel K ^a   Akanmu, Sulaiman A ^b   Soriyan, Oyetunji O ^b   Akinbami, Akinsegun A ^c   Adediran, Adewumi ^b   Adeyemo, Titilope A ^b   Okany, Charles C ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

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EID: 80051649155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-298     Document Type: Article

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