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Original Article

Conversion Reactions Simulating Guillain-Barre Paralysis Following Suspension of the Swine Flu Vaccination Program in the U.S.A

Jerald L. Reismann Medical-Psychiatric Liaison Division of the Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, and the Joseph C. Wilson Health Centre, Rochester, New York, USA
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Bruce Singh Medical-Psychiatric Liaison Division of the Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, and the Joseph C. Wilson Health Centre, Rochester, New York, USA
Pages 127-132 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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