Munchausen's syndrome

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 308-312

  Robertson, Mary M ^a,b   Cervilla, Jorge A ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0031241028     PISSN: 00071064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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