Sex differences in human biological aging

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 936-944

  Nakamura, Eitaro ^a   Miyao, Kenji ^b  

^a Kyoto Iken College of Medicine and Health   (Japan)

^b KYOTO SECOND RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult; Biological age; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGEVITY; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 54249159756     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.9.936     Document Type: Article

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