Andropause and testosterone deficiency: How to treat in 2012?;Andropause et carence en testostérone: Le point en 2012

Revue Medicale de Bruxelles

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 443-449

  Renneboog, B ^a  

^a Service de Medecine Interne   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Andropause; Male; Testosterone; Treatment

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANDROPAUSE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGE OF ONSET; AGING; ANDROPAUSE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867553371     PISSN: 00353639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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