Psychological characteristics of women presenting with breast pain

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 303-307

  Colegrave, Susan ^a,c   Holcombe, Christopher ^b   Salmon, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast pain; Childhood abuse; Somatisation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BREAST DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RISK FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0035376057     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(01)00196-9     Document Type: Article

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