May Toxoplasma gondii increase suicide attempt-preliminary results in Turkish subjects?

Forensic Science International

Volumn 199, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 15-17

  Yagmur, Fatih ^a   Yazar, Suleyman ^a   Temel, Hanife Ozcan ^a   Cavusoglu, Mustafa ^b  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kayseri Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ELISA; Suicide attempt; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 77953131491     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.02.020     Document Type: Article

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