Munchausen's syndrome: A case report with multiple symptoms

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 595-597

  Yucel, Emre A ^a,b   Keles, Nesil ^a   Arami, Kianoush ^a   Orhan, Serkan ^a   Deger, Kemal ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Millet Cad ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 0035347194     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2001.115090     Document Type: Article

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