@article{ref1,
title="Factitious patients with fictitious disorders: a note on Munchausen's syndrome",
journal="Medical journal of Australia",
year="1991",
author="Parker, G. and Barrett, E.",
volume="155",
number="11-12",
pages="772-775",
abstract="OBJECTIVE OURS: To review historical aspects and note several contemporary manifestations of the Munchausen syndrome, including &quot;Munchausen by proxy&quot; and &quot;pseudo-Munchausen&quot;, to offer our respect to the infamous McIIroy (the quintessential example), as well as to encourage interest and assuage irritation by medical attendants. THEIRS: Impatient to be patients, dying to see doctors, hooked on hospitals, and seeking &quot;ill&quot; gotten gains, they thrive on medical investigations.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-729X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}