Factitious disorder in children and adolescents: A retrospective study

Psychosomatics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 392-398

  Ehrlich, Stefan ^a   Pfeiffer, Ernst ^a   Salbach, Harriet ^a   Lenz, Klaus ^a   Lehmkuhl, Ulrike ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 51249109701     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.49.5.392     Document Type: Article

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