An episode of syncope attacks in adolescent schoolgirls: Investigations, intervention and outcome

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 247-257

  Lee, Peter W H ^a   Leung, Patrick W L ^b   Fung, Amy S M ^c   Low, L C K ^a   Tsang, M C ^a   Leung, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Queen Mary Hospital

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