Detecting fabricated or induced illness in children

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7523, 2005, Pages 978-979

  Foreman, David M ^a  

^a Berkshire Mental Health NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTOXICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 27644476561     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7523.978     Document Type: Editorial

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