Beware somatization

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-4

  Merskey, Harold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 0034055432     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eujp.2000.0164     Document Type: Editorial

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