Polonium-210 poisoning in London: Hypochondriasis and public health

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-97

  Morgan, Oliver W ^a   Page, Lisa ^a,b   Forrester, Sarah ^a   Maguire, Helen ^a,c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; hypochondriasis; mental health; poisoning; public health; radiation incident; risk assessment; risk communication

Indexed keywords

POLONIUM;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; HYSTERIA; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANXIETY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; HYSTERIA; LONDON; MENTAL HEALTH; POLONIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 46349106977     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00005665     Document Type: Article

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