Cholesterol concentrations in violent and non-violent women suicide attempters

European Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-27

  Vevera, J ^a,b   Zukov I ^a   Morcinek, T ^c   Papezova H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Psychiatric Hospital Bohnice   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Impulsivity; Suicide; Violence

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0037299024     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(02)00011-1     Document Type: Article

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