Trends in sex hormone concentrations in US males: 1988-1991 to 1999-2004

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 456-466

  Nyante, S J ^a   Graubard, B I ^a   Li, Y ^b   Mcquillan, G M ^c   Platz, E A ^d   Rohrmann, S ^e   Bradwin, G ^f   Mcglynn, K A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Androstanediol glucuronide; Epidemiology; Estradiol; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Sex hormone binding globulin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANEDIOL GLUCURONIDE; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNICITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SMOKING; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ANDROSTANE-3,17-DIOL; ESTRADIOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84861459364     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01230.x     Document Type: Article

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