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Editorial: The Fear Factor and Forbidden Facts

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This study is supported by an intramural grant from Child Development Centre, Thiruvanathapuram.

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  1. Child Development Centre, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, 695 011, Kerala, South India

    M. K. C. Nair

  2. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, South India

    Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar Russell

  3. Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, South India

    K. Ellangovan

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Nair, M.K.C., Russell, P.S.S. & Ellangovan, K. Editorial: The Fear Factor and Forbidden Facts. Indian J Pediatr 80 (Suppl 2), 129–131 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1267-5

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