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Decline of serum levels of free testosterone in aging healthy Chinese men

J. .-Y. Li Department of Endocrinology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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X. -Y. Li Department of Gerocardiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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M. Li Department of Endocrinology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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G. -K. Zhang Department of Statistics, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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F. -L. Ma Department of Endocrinology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Z. -M. Liu Department of Endocrinology, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China
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N. -Y. Zhang Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, Xian, China
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P. Meng Department of Endocrinology, Xinan Hospital, Chongqing, China
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Pages 203-206 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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