Bioelectromagnetics, complex behaviour and psychotherapeutic potential

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 545-554

  Pooley, D T ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM;

EID: 77955046437     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq079     Document Type: Review

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