Salivary estradiol and testosterone in filipino men: Diurnal patterns and relationships with adiposity

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 376-383

  Gettler, Lee T ^a   Mcdade, Thomas W ^b   Feranil, Alan B ^c   Agustin, Sonny S ^c   Kuzawa, Christopher W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; BODY MASS; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT ANALYSIS; FATHER; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PHILIPPINES; SALIVA; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; FATHERS; HUMANS; MALE; PHILIPPINES; SALIVA; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TESTOSTERONE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84899491436     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22528     Document Type: Article

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