Thyroid function within the normal range and the risk of depression: A Population-based cohort study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1213-1219

  Medici, Marco ^a   Direk, Nese ^a   Visser, W Edward ^a   Korevaar, Tim I M ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   Visser, Theo J ^a   Tiemeier, Henning ^a   Peeters, Robin P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 84898438115     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-3589     Document Type: Article

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