Serum testosterone levels in males are not associated with entrepreneurial behavior in two independent observational studies

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 110-114

  van der Loos, Matthijs J H M ^a,b   Haring, Robin ^c   Rietveld, Cornelius A ^a,b   Baumeister, Sebastian E ^c   Groenen, Patrick J F ^d   Hofman, Albert ^b   de Jong, Frank H ^b   Koellinger, Philipp D ^a,b   Kohlmann, Thomas ^c   Nauck, Matthias A ^c   Rivadeneira, Fernando ^b   Uitterlinden, André G ^b   van Rooij, Frank J A ^b   Wallaschofski, Henri ^c   Thurik, A Roy ^a,e,f  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d Erasmus University Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^e NONE

^f MONTPELLIER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Free testosterone; Non sex hormone binding globulin bound testosterone; Self employment; Serum testosterone; Sex hormone binding globulin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EMPLOYMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84880354135     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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