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Editorial

. 2017;86(3):129-133.

doi: 10.1159/000465525. Epub 2017 May 11.

Cyberchondria: Challenges of Problematic Online Searches for Health-Related Information

Vladan Starcevic¹

Affiliations

PMID: 28490037
DOI: 10.1159/000465525

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Editorial

Cyberchondria: Challenges of Problematic Online Searches for Health-Related Information

Vladan Starcevic. Psychother Psychosom. 2017.

Free article

. 2017;86(3):129-133.

doi: 10.1159/000465525. Epub 2017 May 11.

Author

Vladan Starcevic¹

Affiliation

¹ Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Department of Psychiatry, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 28490037
DOI: 10.1159/000465525

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