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Language and connectedness in the medical and psychiatric interview

David E Ness1, Scott F Kiesling

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. nessde@upmc.edu

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|May 26, 2007
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