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Adding to the controversy: Pitfalls in the diagnosis of testosterone deficiency syndromes with questionnaires and biochemistry

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Pages 57-65 | Received 14 Sep 2006, Accepted 15 Mar 2007, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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