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Review
. 2000 Nov;173(5):333-6.
doi: 10.1136/ewjm.173.5.333.

Depression in medical illness: the role of the immune system

R Yirmiya  1
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Review

Depression in medical illness: the role of the immune system

R Yirmiya. West J Med. 2000 Nov.
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Depression may be due to immune activation © Trevillion Picture Library, London
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