Lumbar bone mineral density in patients with major depression: Evidence of increased bone loss at follow-up

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 118-120

  Schweiger, Ulrich ^a   Weber, Bettina ^b   Deuschle, Michael ^b   Heuser, Isabella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033957501     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.157.1.118     Document Type: Article

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