Ethnicity, smoking and body composition influence testosterone and estradiol levels in healthy young adult men in Malaysia: A pilot study

International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 404-410

  Chin, Kok Yong ^a   Soelaiman, Ima Nirwana ^a   Mohamed, Isa Naina ^a   Johari, Hanapi ^a   Ngah, Wan Zurinah Wan ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Body composition; Estradiol; Sex hormones; Smoking; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; MALAY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SMOKING HABIT; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 84864004739     PISSN: 1726913X     EISSN: 17269148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ijem.3937     Document Type: Article

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