Age-dependent and -independent associations between depression, anxiety, DHEAS, and cortisol: From the MIPH Industrial Cohort Studies (MICS)

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 929-936

  Hartaigh, Bríain Ó ^a   Loerbroks, Adrian ^b   Thomas, G Neil ^a   Engeland, Christopher G ^c   Hollands, Mark A ^a   Fischer, Joachim E ^b   Bosch, Jos A ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Anxiety; Cortisol; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate; Depression

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADULT; AGING; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANXIETY; COHORT STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDUSTRY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861202767     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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