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The Dst—A Diagnostic Mirage?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

G. W. Mellsop ,
R. R. Cooke  and
M. E. Vijayasenan
G. W. Mellsop
Affiliation:
Wellington Clinical School of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
R. R. Cooke
Affiliation:
Wellington Clinical School of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
M. E. Vijayasenan
Affiliation:
Wellington Clinical School of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 144 , Issue 4 , April 1984 , pp. 438 - 439
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Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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