The relationship between maternity blues and thyroid dysfunction

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-55

  Ijuin, Tomu ^a   Douchi, Tsutomu ^a   Yamamoto, Shinichi ^a   Ijuin, Yasuhiro ^a   Nagata, Yukihiro ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FT3; FT4; Maternity blues; Reverse T3; Thyroid dysfunction

Indexed keywords

3,3',5' TRIIODOTHYRONINE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROLACTIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TIME;

EID: 0031881303     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1998.tb00052.x     Document Type: Article

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