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Hypogonadism and low bone mineral density in patients on long-term intrathecal opioid delivery therapy

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in a sample of male patients undertaking intrathecal opioid delivery for the management of chronic non-malignant pain and the presence of osteopaenia and/or osteoporosis in those diagnosed with hypogonadism. DESIGN:...

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Autores principales: Duarte, Rui V, Raphael, Jon H, Southall, Jane L, Labib, Mourad H, Whallett, Andrew J, Ashford, Robert L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23794541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002856