The personality pattern in peptic ulcer disease

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 330-335

  Jess, Per ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Clinic of Gastroenterology   (Denmark)

^c ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Glostrup Population Studies   (Denmark)

^e FREDERIKSBORG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NEUROSIS; PEPTIC ULCER; PERSONALITY; REVIEW;

DYSPEPSIA; HUMANS; PEPTIC ULCER; PERSONALITY;

EID: 0029841863     PISSN: 09078916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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