Low serum testosterone and mortality in older men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-75

  Laughlin, Gail A ^a   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a   Bergstrom, Jaclyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN; PROTEIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 38148998650     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1792     Document Type: Article

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