Symptoms of testosterone deficiency in early middle aged men

Aging Male

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 78-84

  Spetz Holm, Anna Clara E ^a,b   Fredrikson, Mats G ^c   Hammar, Mats L ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Androgens; Andrology; Climacteric; Men; Questionnaires; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADAM QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84860857403     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13685538.2012.669435     Document Type: Article

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