The clinical domains of psychosomatic medicine

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 849-858

  Fava, Giovanni A ^a,b   Sonino, Nicoletta ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Department of Mental Health ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 22744459224     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v66n0707     Document Type: Review

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