Commentary: Mendelian randomization, testosterone, and cardiovascular disease

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 621-622

  Gong, Jian ^a   Zubair, Niha ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; QTC INTERVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENETICS; MALE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84936750878     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv003     Document Type: Note

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