Dementia and low testosterone and bioavailable testosterone levels in men: Possible increased risk

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 138-140

  Suravarapu, Sri ^a   Bergstralh, Eric J ^a   Farmer, Sara A ^a   Knopman, David S ^a   Jacobsen, Steven J ^a   Roberts, Rosebud O ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Cohort study; Dementia; Epidemiology; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMENTIA; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MINNESOTA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33747515656     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-200607000-00003     Document Type: Article

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