Thyroid function in clinical subtypes of major depression: an exploratory study

BMC Psychiatry

Per Bech¹  George St Kaprinis²  Philippos Grammaticos³  Apostolos Iacovides²  Konstantinos N Fountoulakis⁴ 

[1] Frederiksborg General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Hillerod Denmark;3rd Department of Psychiatry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Hospital AHEPA, Thessaloniki Greece;Laboratory of of Nuclear Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Hospital AHEPA, Thessaloniki Greece;Laboratory of Psychophysiology, 3rd Department of Psychiatry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Hospital AHEPA, Thessaloniki Greece

关键词: autoimmune disorders.;    psychoneuroendocrinology;    thyroid function;    depression;   

Others  :  1125141
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-4-6

 received in 2003-09-15, accepted in 2004-03-15,  发布年份 2004

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