Age-related change in serum concentrations of testosterone in middle-aged Korean men

Aging Male

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-12

  Kang, Y G ^b   Bae, C Y ^c   Kim, S ^c   Kim, M J ^c   Lee, Y J ^c   Seo, J ^a   Kim, Y C ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Bundang CHA Hospital   (South Korea)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Age trend; Calculated bioavailable testosterone; Korean male; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0038146929     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/tam.6.1.8.12     Document Type: Article

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