Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 324-330 , July 2003

Dissociative disorders in turkish inpatients with conversion disorder

  • Ertan Tezcan

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Ertan Tezcan, Firat Universitesi, Firat Tip Merkezi, Psikiyatri Anabilim Dali, 23119 Elazig/Turkey
    • Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Elazig, Turkey
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  • Murad Atmaca

      Affiliations

    • Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Elazig, Turkey
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  • Murat Kuloglu

      Affiliations

    • Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Elazig, Turkey
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  • Omer Gecici

      Affiliations

    • Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Elazig, Turkey
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  • Ayten Buyukbayram

      Affiliations

    • Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Elazig, Turkey
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  • Hamdi Tutkun

      Affiliations

    • Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Elazig, Turkey

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doi: 10.1016/S0010-440X(03)00087-7

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 324-330 , July 2003

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