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Brief report| Volume 34, ISSUE 12, P893-895, December 15, 1993

Neuroendocrine aspects of primary endogenous depression XIII. Influence of race on differences in hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal and pituitary-thyroid function between patients and matched controls

  • Lynn M. Thompson
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    Neurosciences Research Center, Allegheny Campus of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA (LMT, RTR) USA

    Department of Psychology, (LMT) University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SDUSA
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  • Robert T. Rubin
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    Address reprint requests to Dr. Robert T. Rubin, Neurosciences Research Center 8-ST, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-4772, USA
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    Neurosciences Research Center, Allegheny Campus of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA (LMT, RTR) USA

    Department of Psychology, (LMT) University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SDUSA
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