BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 185-187 , October 2009

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for depression: Lots of promise but still lots of questions

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PII: S1935-861X(09)00086-2

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.08.005

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 185-187 , October 2009

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