Anemia and macrocytosis in the prediction of serum folate and vitamin B12 status, and treatment outcome in major depression

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 183-187

  Mischoulon, David ^a,b   Burger, Jane K ^a   Spillmann, Maya K ^a   Worthington, John J ^a   Fava, Maurizio ^a   Alpert, Jonathan E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; B12; Depression; Folate; Macrocytosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FLUOXETINE; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEGALOCYTOSIS; REFRACTORY PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; ANEMIA, MACROCYTIC; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG TOLERANCE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0034532391     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(00)00158-6     Document Type: Article

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