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14 - White matter neurobiology and cognitive dysfunction in major depressive disorder

from Part II - Underlying biological substrates associated with cognitive dysfunction in major depressive disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2016

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Geoffrey Chern-Yee Tan  and
Kang Sim
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Roger S. McIntyre
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Danielle S. Cha
Roger S. McIntyre
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Danielle S. Cha
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Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder
Clinical Relevance, Biological Substrates, and Treatment Opportunities
 , pp. 194 - 208
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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