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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 9, 1982 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Andropause: Incidence and Pathogenesis

I. Mastrogiacomo Institute of Semeiotica Medica, Padua University Medical School, Padua, Italy
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G. Feghali Institute of Semeiotica Medica, Padua University Medical School, Padua, Italy; Center for Human Growth and Development, E. Hancock, Detroit, Michigan, 48201
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C. Foresta Institute of Semeiotica Medica, Padua University Medical School, Padua, Italy
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G. Ruzza Institute of Semeiotica Medica, Padua University Medical School, Padua, Italy
Pages 293-296 | Received 20 Apr 1982, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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