Somatizing patients: Part I. Practical diagnosis

American Family Physician

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1073-1078

  Servan Schreiber, David ^a   Kolb, N Randall ^a   Tabas, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; NEUROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RECOGNITION; SOMATIZATION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033998094     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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