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Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Plasma Cortisol-Levels

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HODGES, J., JONES, M., ELITHORN, A. et al. Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Plasma Cortisol-Levels. Nature 204, 754–756 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204754a0

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