Thyroid hormones and depression: The health in men study

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 763-770

  Almeida, Osvaldo P ^a,b,c   Alfonso, Helman ^a,b   Flicker, Leon ^a,c,d   Hankey, Graeme ^c,d   Chubb, S A Paul ^e   Yeap, Bu B ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 80052413050     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31820dcad5     Document Type: Article

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