Prevalence of Andropausal Symptoms Among Kuwaiti Males

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 516-522

  Maha, Al Sejari ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

aging; andropause; Kuwaiti men; symptoms; testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANDROPAUSE; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; KUWAIT; KUWAITI MEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEATING; SYMPTOMS;

AGING; ANDROPAUSE; KUWAITI MEN; SYMPTOMS; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANDROPAUSE; ANGER; ANXIETY; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP DISORDERS; SWEATING;

EID: 84884959395     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988313487551     Document Type: Article

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