Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 102, Issue 1 , Pages 47-53 , September 2007

Diurnal mood variation in depression: A signal of disturbed circadian function?

  • Greg Murray

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationFaculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Victoria 3122, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9214 8300; fax: +61 3 9819 0574.

Received 12 October 2006 ,Revised 14 November 2006 ,Accepted 6 December 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.12.001

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 102, Issue 1 , Pages 47-53 , September 2007

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