‘Flying Coffins’ and Neglected neuropsychiatric syndromes in Oman

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-81

  Al Naamani, Aziz ^a   Al Adawi, Samir ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

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EID: 84859834874     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
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