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Gastrointestinal presentations of Munchausen's syndrome: three case reports

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Karen O'Flynn
Affiliation:
Trinity College Medical School, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Alan O'Donohoe
Affiliation:
Trinity College Medical School, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Michael Gill
Affiliation:
Trinity College Medical School, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Abstract

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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