Metabolic status and hypogonadism in human immunodeficiency virus-infected males
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Metabolic Status and Hypogonadism in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected Males
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of hypogonadism in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected males and to study its relation to age, CD4 count, body mass index (BMI), duration of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), and metabolic status. METHODOLOGY Eighty-one HIV positive cases and 82 healthy controls were included in this case-control stud...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2230-8210
DOI: 10.4103/ijem.ijem_127_17