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Original Article

Change in testosterone concentrations over time is a better predictor than the actual concentrations for symptoms of late onset hypogonadism

Anna-Clara E. Spetz Holm;Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mats G. Fredrikson;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Linköping, County Council of Östergötland
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Elvar Theodorsson;Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University
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Lennart G. Palmefors;Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in Linköping, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping
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Per S. Karlsson;Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University,
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Charlotte Joborn;Department of Clinical Chemistry, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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Mats L. Hammar;Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University
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Pages 249-256 | Received 04 Oct 2010, Accepted 15 Apr 2011, Published online: 24 Nov 2011

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