Active depression is associated with regional adiposity in the upper abdomen and the neck

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-280

  Ludescher, Burkhard ^a   MacHann, Juergen W ^a   Eschweiler, Gerhard ^a   Thamer, Claus ^a   Maenz, Constantin ^a   Hipp, Arno ^a   Claussen, Claus D ^a   Schick, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

body fat distribution; depression; MRI

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NECK; STRESS; WHOLE BODY MRI;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NECK;

EID: 80053276810     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.41.3.f     Document Type: Article

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