BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 124-126 , April 2010

Potential differential effects of 9 Hz rTMS and 10 Hz rTMS in the treatment of depression

  • Martijn Arns

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Martijn Arns, MSc, Bijleveldsingel 34, 6524AD Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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PII: S1935-861X(09)00081-3

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.07.005

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 124-126 , April 2010