Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging correlates of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in depression and Alzheimer's disease

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue JUNE, 1996, Pages 679-687

  O'Brien, John T ^a   Ames, David ^d   Schweitzer, Isaac ^b   Colman, Peter ^b   Desmond, Patricia ^d   Tress, Brian ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0030012525     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.168.6.679     Document Type: Article

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