Effects of dehydroepiandrosterone replacement in elderly men on event- related potentials, memory, and well-being

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages

  Wolf, Oliver T ^a   Naumann, Ewald ^a   Hellhammer, Dirk H ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEMORY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032406707     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53A.5.M385     Document Type: Article

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