Systematic Literature Review of the Epidemiology of Nongenetic Forms of Hypogonadism in Adult Males
Table 1
Search strategy executed in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials August 31, 2012, and incidence, prevalence, and treatment rates.
Search
Search string [field]
Hits
1
Search “hypogonadism/epidemiology” [mesh]
345
2
Search hypogonadism [title] OR testosterone deficiency* [title] OR “testosterone/deficiency” [mesh] OR testoid deficiency* [title] OR androgen deficiency* [title] OR testosterone replacement therapy* [title]
3173
3
Search epidemiology* [title/abstract] OR incidence [title/abstract] OR prevalence [title/abstract] OR rate [title/abstract] OR rates [title/abstract] OR treatment rate [title/abstract] OR treatment rates [title/abstract]
2380843
4
Search (“epidemiology” [mesh]) OR “incidence” [mesh] OR “prevalence” [mesh])
318545
5
Search #3 OR #4
2472821
6
Search #2 AND #5
331
7
Search #1 OR #6
603
8
Search #7 filters: publication date from 1992/01/01 to 2012/8/31; humans; English; male; adult: 19+ years
