Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 57-63 , July 2005

Contributing factors to changes of cerebral blood flow in major depressive disorder

  • Hirochika Ohgami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-Machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 97 586 5823; fax: +81 97 549 3583.
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  • Haruo Nagayama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-Machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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  • Jotaro Akiyoshi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-Machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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  • Kounosuke Tsuchiyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-Machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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  • Shogo Komaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-Machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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  • Hajime Takaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-Machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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  • Hiromu Mori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-Machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan

Received 22 September 2004 ,Accepted 3 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.03.004

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 57-63 , July 2005

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