Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 279-282 , February 2003

Possible effect of gender and season on the length of hospitalisation in unipolar major depressives

  • István Kecskés

      Affiliations

    • In- and Out-patient Department of Psychiatry No. XIII, National Institute for Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest 27, POB 1, 1281 Hungary
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  • Zoltán Rihmer

      Affiliations

    • In- and Out-patient Department of Psychiatry No. XIII, National Institute for Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest 27, POB 1, 1281 Hungary
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  • Kitty Kiss

      Affiliations

    • In- and Out-patient Department of Psychiatry No. XIII, National Institute for Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest 27, POB 1, 1281 Hungary
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  • András Vargha

      Affiliations

    • Eötvös Lóránd University, Department of Experimental Psychology, Izabella u. 46. Budapest, 1064 Hungary
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  • Ilona Szili

      Affiliations

    • In- and Out-patient Department of Psychiatry No. XIII, National Institute for Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest 27, POB 1, 1281 Hungary
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  • Annamária Rihmer

      Affiliations

    • University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis u. 6. Szeged, 6725 Hungary

Received 5 April 2000 ,Revised 18 July 2001 ,Accepted 31 October 2001.

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Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 279-282 , February 2003

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