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Associations Between Low Serum Testosterone and All-Cause Mortality and Infection-Related Hospitalization in Male Hemodialysis Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study

Akio Nakashima, Ichiro Ohkido, Keitaro Yokoyama, Aki Mafune, Mitsuyoshi Urashima, Takashi Yokoo

Kidney International Reports · 2017 · 27 citations · 43 references

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Abstract

Low levels of testosterone may be associated with higher rates of infection-related hospitalization and all-cause mortality in male hemodialysis patients.

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