Cognitive aspects of depression

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 301-313

  Kircanski, Katharina ^a   Joormann, Jutta ^b   Gotlib, Ian H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

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EID: 84859863473     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1177     Document Type: Article

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