Vitamin D in schizophrenia, major depression and alcoholism

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 839-842

  Schneider, B ^a   Weber, B ^a   Frensch, A ^a   Stein, J ^a   Fritze, J ^a,b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Assoc of Private Health Insurances   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Depression; Schizophrenia; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM; DIHYDROXYCOLECALCIFEROL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCITRIOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0033910907     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020070063     Document Type: Article

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