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Problems in psychiatric nosology. / Cooper, Rachel.
Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine. ed. / Thomas Schramme; Mary Walker. 2nd ed. ed. Springer, 2026.

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Harvard

Cooper, R 2026, Problems in psychiatric nosology. in T Schramme & M Walker (eds), Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine. 2nd ed. edn, Springer. <https://link.springer.com/book/9789402422511>

APA

Cooper, R. (in press). Problems in psychiatric nosology. In T. Schramme, & M. Walker (Eds.), Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine (2nd ed. ed.). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/9789402422511

Vancouver

Cooper R. Problems in psychiatric nosology. In Schramme T, Walker M, editors, Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine. 2nd ed. ed. Springer. 2026

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Cooper, Rachel. / Problems in psychiatric nosology. Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine. editor / Thomas Schramme ; Mary Walker. 2nd ed. ed. Springer, 2026.

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