Measures of bioavailable serum testosterone and estradiol and their relationships with muscle mass, muscle strength and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study.

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Published in Eur J Endocrinol on January 27, 2009

Authors

Tineke A C M van Geel1, Piet P Geusens, Bjorn Winkens, Jean-Pierre J E Sels, Geert-Jan Dinant

Author Affiliations

1: Department of General Practice, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. t.vangeel@hag.unimaas.nl

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