BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 181-183 , July 2010

Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) ameliorates therapy-resistant depression: A case series

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PII: S1935-861X(09)00108-9

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.10.004

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 181-183 , July 2010