Efficacy and safety of transcranial direct current stimulation in major depression

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Dell'Osso, Bernardo ^a   Priori, Alberto ^b   Altamura, A Carlo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CELL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 79953193694     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.12.031     Document Type: Letter

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