Clinical characterstics and outcome of children and adolescents with conversion disorder

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 747-752

  Malhi, Prahbhjot ^a   Singhi, Pratibha ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONVERSION DISORDER; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONVERSION DISORDER; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0036675296     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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