Preventing somatization

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-198

  Hotopf, Matthew ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HERITABILITY; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IRRITABLE COLON; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; THORAX PAIN;

HUMANS; PAIN; RISK FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 1242263488     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329170300151X     Document Type: Editorial

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