Correlations between serum testosterone, estradiol, and sex hormone-binding globulin and bone mineral density in a diverse sample of men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2135-2141

  Araujo, Andre B ^a   Travison, Thomas G ^a   Leder, Benjamin Z ^b   McKinlay, John B ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 45149127774     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1469     Document Type: Article

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