Transdermal oestrogen for treatment of severe postnatal depression

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9006, 1996, Pages 930-933

  Gregoire, A J P ^a   Kumar, R ^b   Everitt, B ^b   Henderson, A F ^c   Studd, J W W ^d  

^a SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRICS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029880327     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91414-2     Document Type: Article

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