Depression and sex hormones in elderly women

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-244

  Erdinçler, Deniz ^a   Bugay, Gülcan ^a   Ertan, Turan ^a   Eker, Engin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Depression; Endogenous sex hormones; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; COGNITION; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEPRESSION; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGESTERONE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 4644349421     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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