Major depressive disorder is associated with elevated monocyte counts

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 198-204

  Seidel, A ^a   Arolt, V ^a   Hunstiger, M ^a   Rink, L ^a   Behnisch, A ^a   Kirchner, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Leucocytosis; Monocytes; Monocytosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029810147     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09849.x     Document Type: Article

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