Bone Mineral Density in Women with Depression
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- 17 October 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 335 (16) , 1176-1181
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199610173351602
Abstract
Depression is associated with alterations in behavior and neuroendocrine systems that are risk factors for decreased bone mineral density. This study was undertaken to determine whether women with past or current major depression have demonstrable decreases in bone density.Keywords
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