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. 2000 Nov;173(5):333-6.

doi: 10.1136/ewjm.173.5.333.

Depression in medical illness: the role of the immune system

R Yirmiya¹

Affiliations

PMID: 11069873
PMCID: PMC1071158
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.173.5.333

Review

Depression in medical illness: the role of the immune system

R Yirmiya. West J Med. 2000 Nov.

. 2000 Nov;173(5):333-6.

doi: 10.1136/ewjm.173.5.333.

Author

R Yirmiya¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel. msrazy@mscc.huji.ac.il

PMID: 11069873
PMCID: PMC1071158
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.173.5.333

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