Sensitization and subjective health complaints

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 189-196

  Eriksen, Hege R ^a   Ursin, Holger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive activation theory; Sensitization; Somatization; Stress; Subjective health complaints

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER;

HUMANS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS;

EID: 0036550165     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00286     Document Type: Article

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