The age-testosterone relationship in black, white, and Mexican-American men, and reasons for ethnic differences

Aging Male

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 66-76

  Mazur, Allan ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Mexican American; Race; SHBG; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149097052     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13685530903071802     Document Type: Article

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