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. 1977 Jan;32(1):33-54.

doi: 10.1093/jhmas/xxxii.1.33.

The uses of a diagnosis: doctors, patients, and neurasthenia

PMID: 319145
DOI: 10.1093/jhmas/xxxii.1.33

The uses of a diagnosis: doctors, patients, and neurasthenia

B Sicherman. J Hist Med Allied Sci. 1977 Jan.

. 1977 Jan;32(1):33-54.

doi: 10.1093/jhmas/xxxii.1.33.

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PMID: 319145
DOI: 10.1093/jhmas/xxxii.1.33

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