Cognitive abilities, androgen levels, and body mass index in 5-year-old children

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-195

  Azurmendi, Aitziber ^a   Braza, Francisco ^b   Sorozabal, Aizpea ^a   García, Ainhoa ^a   Braza, Paloma ^c   Carreras, María R ^c   Muñoz, José M ^c   Cardas, Jaione ^a   Sánchez Martín, José R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; BMI; Cognitive abilities; Crystallized intelligence; DHEA; Fluid intelligence; Testosterone; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; PRASTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AFFECT; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 22544483842     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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