Cognitive and physiological determinants of symptom perception and interpretation

Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-66

  Nakajima, Motohiro ^a   Fleming, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 47649104249     PISSN: 10712089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2008.00027.x     Document Type: Article

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