journal of men's health
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 317-324 , December 2009

The association of exercise with sleep, sex steroids, sexual activities and aging in Asian men

  • Victor H.-H. Goh, PhD, FRCPath, FACB

      Affiliations

    • General Clinical Research Center, LA BioMed at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 1124 W Carson Street, Torrance, California 90502, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Terry Y.Y. Tong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National University of Singapore, National University Hospital, Kent Ridge, Singapore

Received 11 June 2009 ,Accepted 29 July 2009.

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PII: S1875-6867(09)00327-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jomh.2009.07.007

journal of men's health
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 317-324 , December 2009

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