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Do dehydroepiandrosterone supplements have anti-aging potential?

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The synopsis was written by Vicky Heath, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. S Hahner is a doctor in the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes and B Allolio is Professor of Medicine and Head of the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes at the University of Wuerzburg in Wuerzburg, Germany.,

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Hahner, S., Allolio, B. Do dehydroepiandrosterone supplements have anti-aging potential?. Nat Rev Urol 4, 302–303 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0780

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