Bright light therapy for depression: A review of its effects on chronobiology and the autonomic nervous system

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Chronobiology International

• Publication date

  2014-02-27

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.3109/07420528.2013.833935PMID 24397276PMCID PMC5403163
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