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Changes in bone mineral density differ between gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone analogue‐ and surgically castrated men with prostate cancer
A prospective, controlled, parallel‐group study

Ingrid Bergström Center for Metabolism and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
,
Hans Gustafsson Täby Närsjukhus, Täby, Sweden
,
Kerstin Sjöberg Department of Geriatrics, Danderyds Hospital, Danderyd, Sweden
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Stefan Arver Andrology Centre, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 148-152 | Received 08 Nov 2002, Accepted 24 Jun 2003, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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