Measurement of steroid levels in saliva in a population-based survey of lifestyle, medical conditions, marriage, sex life and hormone status in aging men: A feasibility study

Aging Male

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 203-215

  Krause, W ^a   Mueller, U ^b   Mazur, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cortisol; DehydroePiandrosterone Sulfate; Erectile Dysfunction; Estradiol; Libido; Male; Masturbation; Orgasm; Saliva; Serum; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANDROLOGY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIODIVERSITY; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FANTASY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIBIDO; LIFE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASTURBATION; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGASM; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SALIVA LEVEL; SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; STRESS; TECHNIQUE; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK;

EID: 0036929960     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/tam.5.4.203.215     Document Type: Article

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