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Koro—A Psychophysiological Dysfunction?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Femi Oyebode ,
Robin Jamieson ,
James Mullaney  and
Kenneth Davison
Femi Oyebode*
Affiliation:
St. Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3XT
Robin Jamieson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE
James Mullaney
Affiliation:
Eastern Health Board, Grange Road, Raheny, Dublin, 5
Kenneth Davison
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE
*
∗Correspondence
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 148 , Issue 2 , February 1986 , pp. 212 - 214
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Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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