Factitious disorder in a psychogeriatric inpatient
โ Scribed by Lori-Anne Williams; Ana Hategan; James A. Bourgeois
- Book ID
- 113636038
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-8343
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