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Patterns of Phobic Neurosis: A Retrospective Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. Raguram
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore 560029, India
Ajit V. Bhide
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore 560029, India

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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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