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Comment
. 2019 Jul 2:13:218.
doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00218. eCollection 2019.

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

Andre R Brunoni  1   2 , Bernardo Sampaio-Junior  2
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Response to Commentary: Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as an Add-on Treatment for Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Andre R Brunoni et al. Front Hum Neurosci. .
No abstract available

Keywords: bipolar depression; blinding (masking); clinical trial (RCT); non-invasive brain electrical stimulation; transcranial direct current electrical stimulation.

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