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. 2014 May;8(5-6):E356-7.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.1962.

A critical analysis of testosterone supplementation therapy and cardiovascular risk in elderly men

Jason Scovell  1 , Ranjith Ramasamy  1 , Jason R Kovac  2
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A critical analysis of testosterone supplementation therapy and cardiovascular risk in elderly men

Jason Scovell et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2014 May.
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