Exaggeration of Symptoms or Psychiatric Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy?

Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 69-75

  McNicholas, Fiona ^a   Cass, Hilary ^a   Slonims, Vicky ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autism; Munchausen; proxy; psychiatric

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898800060     PISSN: 13606417     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1360641700002161     Document Type: Article

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