Clinical and social characteristics of Korean men with Klinefelter syndrome

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 443-449

  Bak, Chong Won ^a,b,c   Byun, Jae Sang ^a,b   Lee, Jee Han ^a,b   Park, Ji Hye ^c   Lee, Kyung Ah ^c   Shim, Sung Han ^c  

^a Center for Reproductive Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Zaii Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Education level; Klinefelter syndrome; Prostate; Signs and symptoms; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; SPERM;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOLOGY; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862828997     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2012.02964.x     Document Type: Article

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