Lack of replication of the association of low serum cholesterol and attempted suicide in another country raises more questions

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 163-170

  De Leon, Jose ^a   Mallory, Paula ^a   Maw, Lorraine ^a   Susce, Margaret T ^a   Mercedes Perez Rodriguez, M ^d   Baca Garcia, Enrique ^b,c  

^a EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN JIMÉNEZ DÍAZ   (Spain)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol related disorders; Body mass index; Cholesterol; Depression; Schizophrenia; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPAIN; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; KENTUCKY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84855589229     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: 15473325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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