Are psychiatrists an endangered species?

World Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-2

  Maj, Mario ^a  

^a International College of Person Centered Medicine

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ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

COUNSELING; EDITORIAL; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIST;

EID: 77749301849     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2010.tb00253.x     Document Type: Editorial

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