Crocus sativus L. in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: a double‐blind, randomized and placebo‐controlled trial

Akhondzadeh, Shahin, Tahmacebi‐Pour, Najaf, Noorbala, Ahamad‐Ali, Amini, Homayoun, Fallah‐Pour, Hassan, Jamshidi, Amir‐Hossein, Khani, Mousa·2005·Phytotherapy Research
DOI 10.1002/ptr.1647

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