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Neurosurgery for mental disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

George W Fenton
George W Fenton*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Ninewells Hospitaland Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland
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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , June 1998 , pp. 45 - 48
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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