Altered States of Consciousness: A Comparison of Profoundly and Superficially Altered States

Imagination, Cognition and Personality

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 165-184

  Kokoszka, Andrzej ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

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EID: 0346163622     PISSN: 02762366     EISSN: 15414477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/9AGV-L1P0-DG4G-95PW     Document Type: Article

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