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Nocturnal Prolactin Secretion in Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Francois M. Mai ,
Brian F. Shaw ,
Morris R. Jenner ,
George Wielgosz  and
Donna Giles
Francois M. Mai
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Brian F. Shaw
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Morris R. Jenner
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
George Wielgosz
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Donna Giles
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, South Western Medical School, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 147 , Issue 3 , September 1985 , pp. 314 - 317
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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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