Low serum zinc level in depression

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 190-192

  Mousavi, Seyed Ali ^a   Habibbollahi, H ^a   Mahmoudian, F ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Depression; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33748421658     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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