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Transcranial magnetic stimulation: an alternative physical treatment in depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Veronica O'Keane
Veronica O'Keane*
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , September 2001 , pp. 79 - 81
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