The association of exercise with sleep, sex steroids, sexual activities and aging in Asian men

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-324

  Goh, Victor H H ^a   Tong, Terry Y Y ^b  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Age; Asian men; Physical exercise; Sex steroids; Sexual activities; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MASTURBATION; MEN'S HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP;

EID: 72449175803     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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