Hypnotizability and chronic pain: An ambiguous connection

Contemporary Hypnosis

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-77

  Carli, Giancarlo ^a   Huber, Alexa ^a   Santarcangelo, Enrica L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Chronic pain; Hypnotizability; Pain dimensions

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849137317     PISSN: 09605290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ch.356     Document Type: Article

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