The relationship of alexithymia to subjective and biomedical measures of disease

Psychosomatics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 497-502

  Lumley, Mark A ^a   Tomakowsky, Janice ^a   Torosian, Tracey ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0030963770     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(97)71427-0     Document Type: Article

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