Fond Reminiscenes and doting expectations

• Published in: Indian journal of psychiatry Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 1 - 2
• Main Author: Sathyanarayana Rao, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2018; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Authorship; Awards & honors; Drug therapy; Editor Speaks; Editorials; Forecasts and trends; Mental health; Patients; Periodical publishing; Psychiatry; Quality; Scholarly publishing; Services; India
• ISSN: 0019-5545; 1998-3794
• DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_146_18

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