The incidence of alexithymia in physiotherapy outpatients

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 247-260

  Stephenson, Richard ^a   Royce, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b East Coast Community Healthcare CIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033400153     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095939899307658     Document Type: Article

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