Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 1 , Pages 71-76 , 1 October 2004

Motor cortical excitability and clinical response to rTMS in depression

  • Paul B. Fitzgerald

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61-3-9276-6552; fax: +61-3-9276-6556.
    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Center, The Alfred and Monash University, Department of Psychological Medicine, Level 2, Old Baker Building, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia
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  • Timothy L. Brown

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    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Center, The Alfred and Monash University, Department of Psychological Medicine, Level 2, Old Baker Building, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia
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  • Natasha A.U. Marston

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    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Center, The Alfred and Monash University, Department of Psychological Medicine, Level 2, Old Baker Building, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia
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  • Z.Jeff Daskalakis

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    • Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Clarke Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Anthony de Castella

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    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Center, The Alfred and Monash University, Department of Psychological Medicine, Level 2, Old Baker Building, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia
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  • John L. Bradshaw

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Neuropsychology Research Group, Monash University, Australia
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  • Jayashri Kulkarni

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    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Center, The Alfred and Monash University, Department of Psychological Medicine, Level 2, Old Baker Building, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia

Received 9 May 2003 ,Revised 29 September 2003 ,Accepted 29 September 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2003.09.014

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 1 , Pages 71-76 , 1 October 2004

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