Depression during Treatment with Interferon Alpha

Psychosomatics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 176-

  Schaefer, Martin ^a   Schmidt, Folkhard ^a   Horn, Martin ^a   Schmid Wendtner, Monika Hildegard ^a   Volkenandt, Matthias ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

DEPRESSION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MONITORING; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 10744229431     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.45.2.176     Document Type: Letter

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