Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 163, Issue 2 , Pages 126-132 , 15 July 2008

Hippocampal volumes and depression subtypes

  • Daniel L. Greenberg

      Affiliations

    • Psychology Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Psychology Research (151-A), 150 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130, USA. Tel.: +1 818 926 0421.
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  • Martha E. Payne

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Neuropsychiatric Imaging Research Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • James R. MacFall

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Neuropsychiatric Imaging Research Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • David C. Steffens

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Ranga R. Krishnan

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

Received 25 March 2007 ,Revised 25 September 2007 ,Accepted 22 December 2007.

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PII: S0925-4927(07)00259-4

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.12.009

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
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