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. 2013 Jul 6;382(9886):4-5.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60860-0. Epub 2013 May 2.

Exercise for late-life depression? It depends

David C Steffens  1
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Exercise for late-life depression? It depends

David C Steffens. Lancet. .
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