Antidepressant therapy and C-reactive protein levels

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 188, Issue MAY, 2006, Pages 449-452

  O'Brien, Sinead M ^a   Scott, Lucinda V ^a   Dinan, Timothy G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE;

EID: 33646521294     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.011015     Document Type: Article

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