Estradiol concentrations in young healthy US versus Chinese men

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 565-569

  Xu, Lin ^a   Yeung, Shiu Lun Au ^a   Kavikondala, Sushma ^a   Schooling, Catherine Mary ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; NUTRITION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901824690     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22548     Document Type: Article

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