A Contagious Disorder: Folie à Deux and Dementia
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementiasr
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1533-3175,1938-2731
DOI: 10.1177/1533317518772060