Sex hormones in Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia: Are there age and race differences?

Clinics

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-165

  Chin, Kok Yong ^a   Soelaiman, Ima Nirwana ^a   Mohamed, Isa Naina ^a   Ahmad, Fairus ^a   Ramli, Elvy Suhana Mohd ^a   Aminuddin, Amilia ^a   Wan Ngah, Wan Zurinah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Ethnicity; Male; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ESTRADIOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875668288     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2013(02)OA07     Document Type: Article

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