Mental adaptation to cancer: Depression and blood platelet monoamine oxidase activity in breast cancer patients

Anticancer Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3 B, 2007, Pages 1715-1719

  Giraldi, Tullio ^a   De Vanna, Maurizio ^a   Malagoli, Maria ^b   Tuveri, Guido ^b   Sutto, Katia ^a   Schillani, Giulia ^a   Grassi, Luigi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Azienda Opedaliera Ospedali Riuniti   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood platelets; Breast cancer; Depression; MAO; Mental adaptation to cancer; Monoamine oxidase

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELPLESSNESS; HOPELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS; THROMBOCYTE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PLATELETS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE;

EID: 34249298008     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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