A practical guide to male hypogonadism in the primary care setting
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A practical guide to male hypogonadism in the primary care setting
There is a high prevalence of hypogonadism in the older adult male population and the proportion of older men in the population is projected to rise in the future. As hypogonadism increases with age and is significantly associated with various comorbidities such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis and metabolic syndrome, the physician is increasingly likely to have to treat ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Clinical Practice
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1368-5031,1742-1241
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02355.x