Late-Onset Hypogonadism in Male Patients Over 60 Years of Age with Metabolic Syndrome
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1301-2193
DOI: 10.4274/tjem.2104