Munchausen syndrome in obstetrics and gynecology

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 215-218

  Rabinerson, D ^a,b   Kaplan, B ^a,b   Orvieto, R ^a,b   Dekel, A ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gynecology; Munchausen; Obstetrics; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FETUS MOVEMENT; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUADRIPLEGIA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036948335     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674820209074675     Document Type: Article

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