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. 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2348573.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.48573.

Iodine Intake and Testosterone

Arcangelo Barbonetti  1 , Chiara Castellini  1 , Francesca Di Giulio  1 , Federica Antolini  1 , Daniele Tienforti  1 , Mario Muselli  2 , Marco Giorgio Baroni  1   3
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Iodine Intake and Testosterone

Arcangelo Barbonetti et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study evaluates whether urinary iodine concentration is associated with testosterone among men who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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