Reflex sympathetic dystrophy in a 12-year-old twin with comorbid conversion disorder in both twins

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 581-583

  Jaworowski, S ^a,b   Allen, R C ^a   Finkelstein, E ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comorbid conversion disorder; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; TWINS;

CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0032416405     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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