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Biological Psychiatry and Reductionism Empirical Findings and Philosophy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Hasse Karlsson  and
Matti Kamppinen
Hasse Karlsson*
Affiliation:
University of Turku, Department of Psychiatry
Matti Kamppinen
Affiliation:
University of Turku, Department of Cultural Studies
*
Hasse Karlsson, Louhimontie 5, 20540 Turku, Finland
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 167 , Issue 4 , October 1995 , pp. 434 - 438
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Copyright © 1995 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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