Free thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone levels in patients with seasonal affective disorder and matched controls

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 195-199

  Sher, Leo ^a   Rosenthal, Norman E ^a   Wehr, Thomas A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Free thyroxine; Seasonal affective disorder; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; VOLUNTEER; WINTER;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033387815     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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