Thyroid function, depressed mood, and cognitive performance in older individuals: The Maastricht Aging Study

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 891-898

  Van Boxtel, M P J ^a   Menheere, P P C A ^b   Bekers, O ^b   Hogervorst, E ^c   Jolles, J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cognitive function; Depression; Memory; Thyroid function; TSH

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; THYROID FUNCTION;

AFFECT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 2642533413     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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