The perception of bodily sensations with special reference to hypochondriasis

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 901-910

  Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Noll, Alexander ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; LEISURE; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SWEATING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SENSATION;

EID: 0030663457     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(97)00055-7     Document Type: Article

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