Hypochondriasis in the general population: Psychometric properties and norm values of the Whiteley Index;Hypochondrie in der allgemeinbevölkerung: Teststatistische prüfung und normierung des Whiteley-Index

Diagnostica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-42

  Hinz, Andreas ^a   Rief, Winfried ^b   Brähler, Elmar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disease conviction; Disease phobia; Hypochondriasis; Norm values; Whiteley Index

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344951305     PISSN: 00121924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026//0012-1924.49.1.34     Document Type: Article

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