Elevated serum estradiol/testosterone ratio in men with primary varicose veins compared with a healthy control group

Angiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-289

  Kendler, M ^a   Blendinger, Ch ^b   Haas, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b MVZ für Laboratoriumsdiagnostik   (Germany)

^c Schlossklinik Abtsee GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic venous disease; Sex hormones in men; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE DERIVATIVE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARICOSIS; VENOUS BLOOD; BLOOD; BODY MASS; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BODY MASS INDEX; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; TESTOSTERONE; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 67849133436     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319708323493     Document Type: Article

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