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Psychiatrists under stress

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Susan M. Benbow  and
David J. Jolley
Susan M. Benbow*
Affiliation:
York House, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9BX
David J. Jolley
Affiliation:
Penn Hospital, Penn Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV4 5HN
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∗Correspondence
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , January 1998 , pp. 1 - 2
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