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An interferon-α-induced psychotic disorder in a patient with chronic hepatitis C

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

V. Bozikas ,
P. Petrikis ,
A. Balla  and
A. Karavatos
P. Petrikis
Affiliation:
‘A’ Psychiatric Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki, 36 Konstantinoupoleos St., Thessaloniki56429, Greece
A. Balla
Affiliation:
‘A’ Psychiatric Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki, 36 Konstantinoupoleos St., Thessaloniki56429, Greece
A. Karavatos
Affiliation:
‘A’ Psychiatric Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki, 36 Konstantinoupoleos St., Thessaloniki56429, Greece
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European Psychiatry , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , March 2001 , pp. 136 - 137
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