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[Depression and aggression. A control group study on the aggression hypothesis in depressive disorders based on the

M Wolfersdorf1, A Kiefer

  • 1Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Bezirkskrankenhaus Bayreuth.

Psychiatrische Praxis
|November 17, 1998
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