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PMID 27401394 27401394 DOI 10.4067/S0034-98872016000400023 10.4067/S0034-98872016000400023
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Cortés, M. E., Bernal, Y. A., & Vigil, P. (2016). Andropause and vulnerability in health: when do we start to educate men and health professionals?. Revista medica de Chile, 144(4), 541-543. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872016000400023
Cortés ME, Bernal YA, Vigil P. Andropause and vulnerability in health: when do we start to educate men and health professionals?. Rev Med Chil. 2016;144(4):541-543. doi:10.4067/S0034-98872016000400023
Cortés, M. E., et al. "Andropause and vulnerability in health: when do we start to educate men and health professionals?." Revista medica de Chile, vol. 144, no. 4, 2016, pp. 541-543.
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