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Acopia Is Not a Diagnosis

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  1. Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia

    Emma Hack & Benny Katz

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

    Benny Katz

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  1. Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Ralph Junckerstorff

  2. Rheumatology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Sharmayne Brady

  3. General Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Ar Kar Aung

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Hack, E., Katz, B. (2023). Acopia Is Not a Diagnosis. In: Junckerstorff, R., Brady, S., Aung, A.K. (eds) Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_9

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