General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 446-447 , September 2006

Case report: recognizing first onset of rumination disorder in adults

  • Karthik Thangavelu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Queens Medical Centre University Hospital, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, NG7 2UH Psych., UK
    • ,
  • Patrick O'Brien, F.R.C.P.I., M.R.C.Psych.

      Affiliations

    • Derbyshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust, DE22 3LZ Derby, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 783 776 17 18.

Received 22 February 2006 ,Accepted 10 April 2006.

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PII: S0163-8343(06)00083-1

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2006.04.004

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 446-447 , September 2006

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