Oedipism

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-157

  Aung, Tin ^a,c   Yap, Eng Yiat ^a   Fam, Han Bur ^a   Law, Ngai Mun ^a,b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

delusions; eye injuries; oedipism; psychosis; self enucleation; self mutilation

Indexed keywords

FLUPENTIXOL; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; ENUCLEATION; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 0029791538     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1996.tb01572.x     Document Type: Article

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