Lobotomy Nation: The History of Psychosurgery and Psychiatry in Denmark

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Lobotomy Nation : The History of Psychosurgery and Psychiatry in Denmark. / Kragh, Jesper Vaczy.

London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. 456 p. (Mental Health in Historical Perspective).

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Kragh, JV 2021, Lobotomy Nation: The History of Psychosurgery and Psychiatry in Denmark. Mental Health in Historical Perspective, Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65306-4

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Kragh, J. V. (2021). Lobotomy Nation: The History of Psychosurgery and Psychiatry in Denmark. Palgrave Macmillan. Mental Health in Historical Perspective https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65306-4

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Kragh JV. Lobotomy Nation: The History of Psychosurgery and Psychiatry in Denmark. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. 456 p. (Mental Health in Historical Perspective). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65306-4

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Kragh, Jesper Vaczy. / Lobotomy Nation : The History of Psychosurgery and Psychiatry in Denmark. London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. 456 p. (Mental Health in Historical Perspective).

Bibtex

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