Testosterone supplementation in the aging male
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Testosterone and the aging male.
The number and magnitude of studies involving testosterone-supplementation therapy in older men are limited. In addition, many studies to date have not been blinded or controlled, were reported in abstract form only, and had involved a variety of androgen-replacement regimens and outcomes measurements. Nonetheless, an overview of the data suggests there is real potential for supplementation the...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Impotence Research
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0955-9930,1476-5489
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900446