Effect of cigarette smoking on thyroid function in depressed patients
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1Department of Psychiatry, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Ont., Canada.
Neuropsychobiology
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
The effect of cigarette smoking on thyroid function tests was evaluated in 82 patients with major depression. Smokers had significantly lower measures of thyroxine than non-smokers. The implications of these findings are discussed.