Andropause and intima media thickness

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1609-1610

  Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROPAUSE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 18944373110     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.02.057     Document Type: Editorial

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