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Research Article

Meta-analysis: A tool for clinical and experimental research in psychiatry

Thelma Beatriz González-Castro Thelma Beatriz González-Castro, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Villahermosa, Tabasco, México
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Carlos Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate Carlos Tovilla-Zárate, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, División Multidisciplinaria de Comalcalco, Comalcalco, Tabasco, MéxicoCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 243-250 | Accepted 14 Jul 2013, Published online: 17 Sep 2013

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