Low serum cholesterol level and attempted suicide

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 419-423

  Golier, Julia A ^a   Marzuk, Peter M ^b   Leon, Andrew C ^b   Weiner, Cindy ^b   Tardiff, Kenneth ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0028953443     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.3.419     Document Type: Article

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