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Koro: Culture-Bound Disorder or Universal Symptom?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
Abstract
A case report is presented of koro associated with a depressive illness in a 31-year-old male Briton. The specificity or otherwise of koro as culture bound and a distinct nosological entity is discussed.
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