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Oestrogens, Dopamine and Mood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

John Cookson
John Cookson*
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Department of Psychological Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC1
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 139 , Issue 4 , October 1981 , pp. 365 - 366
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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