Moving the misdiagnosis debate forward

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 153-161

  McKenzie, Kwame ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032771501     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540269974320     Document Type: Review

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