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Psychopathological hand disorders: a rare somatoform reaction to psychological conflicts

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  1. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    A. Firoozabadi, Sh. Seifsafari & K. Mozafarian

  2. Institute of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Firoozabadi, A., Seifsafari, S., Mozafarian, K. et al. Psychopathological hand disorders: a rare somatoform reaction to psychological conflicts. HAND 7, 181–185 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-012-9396-2

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