Should depressive symptoms in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism be treated with thyroid hormone?;Moeten depressieve klachten bij patiënten met subklinische hypothyreoïdie worden behandeld met schildklierhormoon?

Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 539-543

  Van Harten, A C ^b   Leue, C ^a   Verhey, F R J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Depression; Levothyroxine; Subclinical hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOTHYROIDISM;

DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THYROID HORMONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50549104795     PISSN: 03037339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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