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Comment
. 2016 Sep;70(3):539-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.06.029. Epub 2016 Jun 30.

Re: Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men

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Comment

Re: Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men

Samarpit Rai et al. Eur Urol. 2016 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Ranjith Ramasamy is a clinical trials participant for Beckman Coulter and a member of advisory board for Lipocine Inc. Samarpit Rai, Jason Scovell, and Joseph Palmer have nothing to disclose.

Comment on

  • Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men.
    Snyder PJ, Bhasin S, Cunningham GR, Matsumoto AM, Stephens-Shields AJ, Cauley JA, Gill TM, Barrett-Connor E, Swerdloff RS, Wang C, Ensrud KE, Lewis CE, Farrar JT, Cella D, Rosen RC, Pahor M, Crandall JP, Molitch ME, Cifelli D, Dougar D, Fluharty L, Resnick SM, Storer TW, Anton S, Basaria S, Diem SJ, Hou X, Mohler ER 3rd, Parsons JK, Wenger NK, Zeldow B, Landis JR, Ellenberg SS; Testosterone Trials Investigators. Snyder PJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 18;374(7):611-24. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1506119. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 26886521 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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