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Nervous and Mental Disease Monograph
Series, No. 18
BY
DR. OTTO RANK
of Vienna
Authorized Translation by
DRS. F. ROBBINS and SMITH ELY JELLIFFE
NEW YORK
THE JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE
PUBLISHING COMPANY
1914
Edited by
Drs. SMITH ELY JELLIFFE and WM. A. WHITE
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| 2. Studies in Paranoia. | By Drs. N. Gierlich and M. Friedman. |
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| 12. Cerebellar Functions. $3.00. | By Dr. André-Thomas. |
| 13. History of Prison Psychoses. $1.25. | By Drs. P. Nitsche and K. Wilmanns. |
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The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Publishing Company, New York
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