Prolactin response to fenfluramine and suicide attempt lethality in major depression

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue MAR., 1996, Pages 324-329

  Malone, Kevin M ^a,b   Corbitt, Elizabeth M ^c   Li, Shuhua ^a,b   Mann, J John ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENFLURAMINE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0029945052     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.168.3.324     Document Type: Article

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