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ArticleThe Nurse practitioner2017

Approaches to male hypogonadism in primary care.

Kristi L Lawrence, Felicia Stewart, Brandi M Larson

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Article in The Nurse practitioner, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kristi L LawrenceKristi L. Lawrence is a family NP at Sacred Circle Health Care, Salt Lake City, Utah. Felicia Stewart is an assistant professor at Indiana State University and a family NP at Wellness for Life, Terre Haute, Ind. Brandi M. Larson is a family NP at Valley Professional Community Health Center, Clinton, Ind.
Felicia Stewart
Brandi M Larson

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence suggests that providers are not adhering to current testosterone replacement therapy guidelines when treating male hypogonadism. Understanding the diagnosis and management of this condition is further complicated by conflicting recommendations among available guidelines. NPs must select and follow the best guideline recommendations available to optimally treat male hypogonadism.

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Practice Guidelines as TopicAdultHormone Replacement TherapyHumansHypogonadismMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Health CareTestosteroneUnited StatesTestosterone

Identifiers

PMID28085783
PMCPMC5278890

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