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Transdermal testosterone replacement therapy in men

M Iftekhar Ullah1 Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical CenterCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]

Daniel M Riche1 Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center;2 Department of Pharmacy Practice, The University of Mississippi

Christian A Koch1 Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center;3 GV (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA

Pages 101-112 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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