Do evolutionary life-history trade-offs influence prostate cancer risk? A review of population variation in testosterone levels and prostate cancer disparities

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-133

  Alvarado, Louis Calistro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenge hypothesis; Cross cultural variation; Male reproductive physiology; Prostate cancer; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872812220     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12036     Document Type: Article

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