Salivary testosterone is associated with higher lumbar bone mass in premenopausal healthy women with normal levels of serum testosterone

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 907-912

  Orozco, P ^a   Navarro, M A ^b   Nolla, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Hormone Unit   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body morphology; Bone density; Premenopause; Salivary testosterone; Sex hormone binding globulin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMENOPAUSE; SALIVA LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM;

EID: 0034457852     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011064606060     Document Type: Article

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