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Internet-supported versus face-to-face cognitive behavior therapy for depression

Gerhard AnderssonDepartment of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden;Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatry Section, Karolinska Institutet, Stoclholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Naira TopoocoDepartment of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Odd HavikDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;Anxiety Disorders Research Network, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Tine NordgreenDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;Anxiety Disorders Research Network, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Pages 55-60 | Published online: 15 Dec 2015

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