“Chronic painter's syndrome”. A reanalysis of psychological test data in a group of diagnosed cases, based on comparisons with matched controls

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“Chronic painter's syndrome”. A reanalysis of psychological test data in a group of diagnosed cases, based on comparisons with matched controls. / Gade, A.; Mortensen, E. L.; Bruhn, P.

In: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Vol. 77, No. 4, 04.1988, p. 293-306.

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Gade, A, Mortensen, EL & Bruhn, P 1988, '“Chronic painter's syndrome”. A reanalysis of psychological test data in a group of diagnosed cases, based on comparisons with matched controls', Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, vol. 77, no. 4, pp. 293-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1988.tb05913.x

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Gade, A., Mortensen, E. L., & Bruhn, P. (1988). “Chronic painter's syndrome”. A reanalysis of psychological test data in a group of diagnosed cases, based on comparisons with matched controls. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 77(4), 293-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1988.tb05913.x

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Gade A, Mortensen EL, Bruhn P. “Chronic painter's syndrome”. A reanalysis of psychological test data in a group of diagnosed cases, based on comparisons with matched controls. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 1988 Apr;77(4):293-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1988.tb05913.x

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Gade, A. ; Mortensen, E. L. ; Bruhn, P. / “Chronic painter's syndrome”. A reanalysis of psychological test data in a group of diagnosed cases, based on comparisons with matched controls. In: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 1988 ; Vol. 77, No. 4. pp. 293-306.

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