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. 2012 Dec;105(12):509-12.
doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2012.120053.

Mass psychogenic illness and the social network: is it changing the pattern of outbreaks?

Robert E Bartholomew  1 , Simon Wessely, G James Rubin
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Mass psychogenic illness and the social network: is it changing the pattern of outbreaks?

Robert E Bartholomew et al. J R Soc Med. 2012 Dec.
No abstract available

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