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Partial remission in major depression: A two-phase, 12-month prospective study

Heimo Viinamäki Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Jukka Hintikka Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Antti Tanskanen Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Kirsi Honkalampi Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Risto Antikainen Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
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Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
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Kaisa Haatainen Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
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Pirjo Saarinen Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
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Johannes Lehtonen Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
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Pages 33-37 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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