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Neurasthenia in China: Modern and traditional criteria for its diagnosis

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    Shixie Liu M.D. (Lecturer and Visiting Doctor)

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Liu, S. Neurasthenia in China: Modern and traditional criteria for its diagnosis. Cult Med Psych 13, 163–186 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02220660

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