Could seasonal variation in testosterone levels in men be related to sleep?

Aging Male

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-210

  Svartberg, J ^a,b   Barrett Connor, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailable testosterone; Cross sectional study; Seasons; Sleep; Testosterone; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLEEP; SUNLIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CALIFORNIA; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SLEEP; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 4744364694     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13685530412331284696     Document Type: Article

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