Psychosurgery in Sweden 1944-1964

Journal of the History of the Neurosciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-367

  Ögren, Kenneth ^a   Sandlund, Mikael ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Discourse; History; Lobotomy; Mental hospital; Mortality; Psychosurgery; Schizophrenia; Sweden; Women

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HISTORY; LOBOTOMY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOSURGERY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN;

FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOSURGERY; SWEDEN;

EID: 28844458736     PISSN: 0964704X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096470490897692     Document Type: Conference Paper

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