An investigation of the relationship between sex-steroid levels and urological symptoms: Results from the Boston Area Community Health survey

BJU International

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 321-326

  Litman, Heather J ^a   Bhasin, Shalender ^b   O'Leary, Michael P ^c   Link, Carol L ^a   McKinlay, John B ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; BPH; Oestrogen; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; STERYL SULFATASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SYMPTOM INDEX; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; URINARY HESITANCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 34447130476     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06938.x     Document Type: Article

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