Age-related prevalence of low testosterone in men with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-39

  Bauman, William A ^a,b   La Fountaine, Michael F ^a,b,c   Spungen, Ann M ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Paraplegia; Spinal cord injuries; Testosterone replacement therapy; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DETERIORATION; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

AGING; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TESTOSTERONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TETRAPLEGIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883418991     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772313Y.0000000122     Document Type: Article

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