Hypogonadism in aged hospitalized male patients: Prevalence and clinical outcome

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 135-141

  Iglesias, P ^a   Prado, F ^b   Macias M C ^b   Guerrero, M T ^b   Munoz A ^b   Ridruejo, E ^b   Tajada, P ^b   Garcia Arevalo C ^b   Diez J J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE SEGOVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aged male patients; Clinical outcome; Elderly; Hypogonadism; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GERIATRIC WARD; GONAD DYSFUNCTION; GONAD FUNCTION; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROSTATE DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SURVIVAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GONADOTROPINS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84900525557     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40618-013-0009-x     Document Type: Article

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