Associations Between Low Serum Testosterone and All-Cause Mortality and Infection-Related Hospitalization in Male Hemodialysis Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study
Infectious diseases are the second highest cause of death in patients on dialysis. In addition, testosterone deficiency or hypogonadism is prevalent in dialysis patients. However, to our knowledge, no studies have investigated the association between testosterone levels and infectious events. We aim...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Kidney International Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246802491730339X |