Association of low serum total cholesterol with major depression and suicide

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 175, Issue SEPT., 1999, Pages 259-262

  Partonen, T ^a   Haukka, J ^a   Virtamo, J ^a   Taylor, P R ^b   Lonnqvist J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032819405     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.175.3.259     Document Type: Article

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