Regional cerebral blood flow changes after light therapy in seasonal affective disorder

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 475-479

  Matthew, E ^a   Vasile, R G ^a   Sachs, G ^b   Anderson, J ^a   Lafer, B ^a   Hill, T ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029900175     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-199606000-00004     Document Type: Article

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