Psychiatric morbidity in dermatology patients: Frequency and results of consultations

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-22

  Seyhan, Muammer ^a,b   Aki, Tuba ^a   Karincaoglu, Yelda ^a   Ozcan, Hamdi ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Psychiatric morbidity; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747691611     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.25181     Document Type: Article

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