A Meta-Analysis of Cytokines in Major Depression

@article{Dowlati2010AMO,
  title={A Meta-Analysis of Cytokines in Major Depression},
  author={Yekta Dowlati and Nathan Herrmann and Walter Swardfager and Helena Liu and Lauren Sham and Elyse Reim and Krista L. Lanct{\^o}t},
  journal={Biological Psychiatry},
  year={2010},
  volume={67},
  pages={446-457}
}
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