Physics and the quandaries of contemporary psychiatry: Review and research

Psychiatry (New York)

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 222-234

  Wexler, Bruce E ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0032711627     PISSN: 00332747     EISSN: 1943281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/00332747.1999.11024868     Document Type: Article

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