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Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lancaster General Hospital, PA, USA. Email: jhoover4@lghealth.org.
J Andrew
JA
Hoover
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lancaster General Hospital, PA, USA.
Jeffrey T
JT
Kirchner
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013739:Testosterone