Somatosensory amplification as a possible source of subjective symptoms behind modern health worries

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-178

  Köteles, Ferenc ^a   Szemerszky, Renáta ^a   Freyler, Anett ^a   Bárdos, György ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Idiopathic environmental intolerance; Nocebo; Non specific symptoms; Symptom misattribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 79952733510     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00846.x     Document Type: Article

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