Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 146, Issue 1 , Pages 53-57 , 30 January 2006

High (20-Hz) and low (1-Hz) frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation as adjuvant treatment in medication-resistant depression

  • Mauro Garcia-Toro

      Affiliations

    • IUNICS, Psychiatric Unit, Hospital Son Llatzer, Cc/Ctra Manacor Km 4, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Unidad de Psiquiatria, Hospital Son Llatzer, C/Ctra de Manacor Km 4, 07198 Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Tel.: +34 871 202154; fax: +34 871 202174.
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  • Joan Salva

      Affiliations

    • IUNICS, Psychiatric Unit, Hospital Son Dureta, C/Andrea Doria, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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  • Jaume Daumal

      Affiliations

    • Nuclear Medicine Unit, Hospital Son Dureta, C/Andrea Doria, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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  • Joana Andres

      Affiliations

    • IUNICS, Psychiatric Unit, Hospital Son Llatzer, Cc/Ctra Manacor Km 4, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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  • Maria Romera

      Affiliations

    • IUNICS, Psychiatric Unit, Hospital Son Llatzer, Cc/Ctra Manacor Km 4, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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  • Oriol Lafau

      Affiliations

    • IUNICS, Psychiatric Unit, Hospital Son Dureta, C/Andrea Doria, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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  • Miguel Echevarría

      Affiliations

    • IUNICS, Psychiatric Unit, Hospital Son Llatzer, Cc/Ctra Manacor Km 4, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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  • Martín Mestre

      Affiliations

    • IUNICS, Psychiatric Unit, Hospital Son Dureta, C/Andrea Doria, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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  • Carmen Bosch

      Affiliations

    • IUNICS, Psychiatric Unit, Hospital Son Dureta, C/Andrea Doria, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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  • Catiana Collado

      Affiliations

    • IUNICS, Psychiatric Unit, Hospital Son Dureta, C/Andrea Doria, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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  • Olga Ibarra

      Affiliations

    • IUNICS, Psychiatric Unit, Hospital Son Dureta, C/Andrea Doria, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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  • Iratxe Aguirre

      Affiliations

    • IUNICS, Psychiatric Unit, Hospital Son Dureta, C/Andrea Doria, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Received 7 January 2004 ,Revised 23 July 2004 ,Accepted 14 August 2004.

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PII: S0925-4927(05)00200-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2004.08.005

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Volume 146, Issue 1 , Pages 53-57 , 30 January 2006

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