The inflammatory markers C-reactive protein and serum amyloid a in refugees with and without posttraumatic stress disorder

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 342, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 93-98

  Söndergaard, Hans Peter ^a   Hansson, Lars Olof ^b   Theorell, Töres ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CRP; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate; Post traumatic stress disorder; Refugees; SAA

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; SERUM AMYLOID A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAQ; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REFUGEE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IRAQ; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES; SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 1542604598     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2003.12.019     Document Type: Article

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