Delusions and brain injury: The philosophy and psychology of belief

Mind and Language

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 327-364

  Stone, Tony ^a   Young, Andrew W ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0002275478     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.1997.tb00077.x     Document Type: Article

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