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Electroconvulsive therapy and cognitive function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Yasir Kasmi*
Affiliation:
University of Leeds Medical School, Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds LS2 9NL, England
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Abstract

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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