Serum total and free testosterone level of Japanese men: A population-based study

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 810-814

  Okamura, Kikuo ^a   Ando, Fujiko ^b   Shimokata, Hiroshi ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Elderly men; Japanese; Population based study; Radioimmunoassay; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 28444438509     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01143.x     Document Type: Article

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