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Psychiatric Symptoms in Dermatology Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Terence M. Reilly
Affiliation:
The Retreat, York YO1 5BN
David H. Batchelor
Affiliation:
Janssen Pharmaceutical Limited, Marlow, Bucks
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Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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