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International Review of Psychiatry Volume 14, 2002 - Issue 4: Recovery from schizophrenia: a challenge for the 21st century
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Lessons learned from three studies of recovery from schizophrenia

Anne-Kari Torgalsbøen Institute of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway
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Bjørn Rishovd Rund Institute of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway
Pages 312-317 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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