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International Variations in the Diagnosis of Psychiatric Illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Julian Leff*
Affiliation:
MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF

Abstract

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Review Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1977 

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