The relationship between urinary melatonin metabolite excretion and posttraumatic symptoms following traumatic injury

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 127, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 365-369

  McFarlane, Alexander C ^a   Barton, Christopher A ^a   Briggs, Nancy ^a   Kennaway, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Motor vehicle accident; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149357345     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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