Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 81, Issue 1 , Pages 41-48 , July 2004

Low CSF leptin in female suicide attempters with major depression

  • Sofie Westling

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Lund University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden. Tel.: +46-46-33-54-12; fax: +46-46-17-38-44.
    • Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, Lund University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden
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  • Bo Ahrén

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, BMC, Lund University Hospital, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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  • Lil Träskman-Bendz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, Lund University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden
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  • Åsa Westrin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, Lund University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden

Received 10 April 2003 ,Revised 21 July 2003 ,Accepted 24 July 2003.

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PII: S0165-0327(03)00201-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2003.07.002

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 81, Issue 1 , Pages 41-48 , July 2004

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