General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 20-23 , January 2003

The consultation psychiatrist as effective physician

  • Nicholas Kontos, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Allilance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.:+1-617-665-2938; fax:+1-617-591-6015.
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  • Oliver Freudenreich, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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  • John Querques, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Edward Norris, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S0163-8343(02)00251-7

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 20-23 , January 2003

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