The use of rapid-rate transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in refractory depressed patients

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-25

  Figiel, Gary S ^a,b   Epstein, Charles ^a   McDonald, William M ^a   Amazon Leece, Jody ^a   Figiel, Linda ^a   Saldivia, Aida ^a   Glover, Susan ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0031915676     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.10.1.20     Document Type: Article

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