Survey of pediatric urologists on the preoperative use of testosterone in the surgical correction of hypospadias

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 840-843

  Malik, Rena D ^a   Liu, Dennis B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypospadias; Practice patterns; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN;

ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; PENIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA; UROLOGIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRICS; PREMEDICATION; UROLOGY;

ANDROGENS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREMEDICATION; TESTOSTERONE; UROLOGY;

EID: 84922728164     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: 18734898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2014.02.008     Document Type: Article

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