The dexamethasone suppression test for diagnosing depression in stroke patients

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-39

  Harvey, Steven A ^a   Black, Kevin J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone suppression test; Diagnostic utility; Poststroke depression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0030013718     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10401239609149090     Document Type: Article

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