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Attitudes Towards Psychiatry: A Survey of Romanian Medical Residents

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  1. Department of Adult Psychiatry, Clinical County Hospital of Emergency, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

    Bogdan I. Voinescu M.D., M.Sc.

  2. Faculty of Psychology, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, CJ, Romania

    Aurora Szentagotai Ph.D.

  3. Psychology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth Co., Kildare, Ireland

    Andrew Coogan Ph.D.

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Voinescu, B.I., Szentagotai, A. & Coogan, A. Attitudes Towards Psychiatry: A Survey of Romanian Medical Residents. Acad Psychiatry 34, 75–78 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.34.1.75

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