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The physical examination in psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Stephen Hughes
Stephen Hughes*
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There are many studies in the medical literature attempting to confirm the value of a comprehensive physical examination in the psychiatric in-patient population. An appraisal of the literature and review of psychiatric admissions in a large teaching district offers some evidence to the contrary.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 10 , October 1991 , pp. 615 - 616
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

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