Transcranial magnetic stimulation: a stimulating new method for treating depression, but saddled with the same old problems

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Mark S George. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2006 Dec.

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¹ Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. georgem@musc.edu

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