Treatment of major depression with steroid suppressive drugs

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 239-244

  Pearson Murphy, Beverley E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; PRASTERONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL GLAND HYPERFUNCTION; ADULT; AGED; AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; CASE REPORT; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METYRAPONE;

EID: 0025863729     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(91)90069-H     Document Type: Article

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