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Left handedness and response to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in major depressive disorder

Paul B. Fitzgeralda Department of Psychiatry, Epworth Centre for Innovation in Mental Health, Epworth Healthcare and Monash University, Camberwell, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kate E. Hoya Department of Psychiatry, Epworth Centre for Innovation in Mental Health, Epworth Healthcare and Monash University, Camberwell, AustraliaView further author information
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Zafiris J. Daskalakisb Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention and the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
Pages 310-314 | Received 04 May 2020, Accepted 03 Jul 2020, Published online: 27 Jul 2020

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