"Free-floating" somatoform disorder [1]

Psychosomatics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 435-436

  Tofler, Ian ^a  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; LORAZEPAM; PETHIDINE; RISPERIDONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; LETTER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 0042838224     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.44.5.435     Document Type: Letter

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