Relationship between major depression and high serum cholesterol in Japanese men

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 204, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 273-287

  Nakao, Mutsuhiro ^a   Yano, Eiji ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Depression; Eating behavior; Working population

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERVIEW; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEAL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

EID: 10244249325     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.204.273     Document Type: Article

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