Koro associated with phobia for AIDS

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 353-356

  Chand, Suma P ^a,b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

AIDS; Koro; Phobia

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPERSONALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHOBIA; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 0031786223     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/K0XX-0T5M-PQJ5-J63W     Document Type: Article

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