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. 2018 Dec 3:12:480.
doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00480. eCollection 2018.

Commentary: Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as an Add-on Treatment for Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Zhen-Yu Hu  1 , Xiaoli Liu  1 , Hong Zheng  1 , Dong-Sheng Zhou  1
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Commentary: Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as an Add-on Treatment for Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Zhen-Yu Hu et al. Front Hum Neurosci. .
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Keywords: Hamilton depression rating scale (HAMD); bipolar depression; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; randomizad controlled trial; transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).

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