Initial assessment of patients with putative functional disorders in medical settings
Peter Tyrer, Charles Fox, Catherine Gardiner, Roger Mulder and Helen Tyrer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0832
Clin Med January 2021 Peter Tyrer
AImperial College London, London, UK
Roles: emeritus professor of community psychiatry
Charles Fox
BUniversity of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Roles: honorary lecturer
Catherine Gardiner
CRiverside Medical Practice, Rochester, UK
Roles: general practioner
Roger Mulder
DUniversity of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Roles: professor of psychological medicine
Helen Tyrer
EImperial College London, London, UK
Roles: senior clinical research fellow
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Initial assessment of patients with putative functional disorders in medical settings
Peter Tyrer, Charles Fox, Catherine Gardiner, Roger Mulder, Helen Tyrer
Clinical Medicine Jan 2021, 21 (1) 8-12; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0832
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