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Performance of the Androgen Deficiency in Aging Male questionnaire for the clinical detection of androgen deficiency in black sub-Saharan African men with Type-2 diabetes mellitus

Published in: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
Volume 22 , issue 1 , 2017 , pages: 1–4

DOI: 10.1080/16089677.2017.1318534

Author(s): Theophilus E Ugwu Department of Medicine, Nigeria , Rosemary T Ikem Department of Medicine, Nigeria

Keywords: ADAM , Africa , androgen , Nigeria , testosterone , type 2 diabetes

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Abstract

Background: The Androgen Deficiency in Aging Male (ADAM) questionnaire is increasingly popular for evaluation of androgen deficiency (AD) in sub-Saharan African men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). However, its reliability in this population is unknown.

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