Endogenous sex hormones and cognitive function in older men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3681-3685

  Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a   Goodman Gruen, Deborah ^a   Patay, Brad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033304659     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.10.3681     Document Type: Article

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