Two Otolaryngologic Cases of Munchausen's Syndrome.
Munchausen's Syndrome is characterized by repeated attempts to be hospitalized following an extremely credible and dramatic representation of physical symptoms. This syndrome is commonly known as a factitious disorder. People with factitious disorders act this way not to achieve a concrete benefit,...
| Publicado en: | Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 1179 - 1183 |
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| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Turkiye Klinikleri
Aug2012
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