Low testosterone and risk of premature death in older men: analytical and preanalytical issues in measuring circulating testosterone

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Elizabeth A Platz. Clin Chem. 2008 Jul.

. 2008 Jul;54(7):1110-2.

doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2008.104901.

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. eplatz@jhsph.edu

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