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- Sjöberg, Nils Otto, et al.
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The Aging Male
- 2008
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In: Journal of Men's Health. - : IMR Press. - 1875-6859 .- 1875-6867. ; 5:3
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This year the Swedish Society of Medicineand Lund Society of Medicine have arranged aBerzelius Symposium in Malmo¨/Lund on September24–26, 2008. This is the 1st InternationalSymposium in Sweden on The AgingMale.The purpose is to bring together scientistsand clinicians in this relatively new disciplineto highlight, in a multidisciplinary setting, thecauses and consequences of male aging and itssocial and medical repercussions. We hopethat the symposium will stimulate efforts toimprove health and quality of life in men.Prominent scientists within this field willpresent recent data in cardiovascular diseases,muscle capacity, sexuality, the aging brain,androgen therapy, the metabolic syndrome,mood and cognitive disorders, as well as themale froman ethnographic and social perspective.The audience will be scientists and practitionerswith a multifaceted interest in healthin aging, and includes the fields of urology,psychiatry, geriatrics, endocrinology, gynecology,general practice, and other specialities.The meeting will also be of interest to professionalsfrom the social sciences, as well asproviders of services and technologies for theaging population.
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