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Early responses to electroconvulsive therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David N. Anderson*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychogeriatrics, Mossley Hill Hospital, Liverpool L18 8BU
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Abstract

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994 

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