History and Epidemiology of Depression

Biology of Depression: From Novel Insights to Therapeutic Strategies

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 653-667

  Wong, Ma Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Epidemiology; History; Mental disease; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860779916     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527619672.ch26     Document Type: Chapter

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