Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 2 , Pages 217-218 , February 2006

General hospital psychiatry in Italy: an update

  • Silvia Ferrari

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Clinica Psichiatrica, Policlinico di Modena, Via del Pozzo, Modena 71-41100, Italy. Tel.: +39 348 6915254 (Mobile); fax: +39 059 4224307.
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  • Marco Rigatelli

Received 8 December 2005 ,Accepted 13 December 2005.

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PII: S0022-3999(05)00508-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.12.002

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 2 , Pages 217-218 , February 2006

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