Multimodal Rehabilitation: A Mind-Body, Family-Based Intervention for Children and Adolescents Impaired by Medically Unexplained Symptoms. Part 1: The Program

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 399-419

  Kozlowska, Kasia ^a,b,c   English, Margaret ^a   Savage, Blanche ^a   Chudleigh, Catherine ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84866845166     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926187.2012.677715     Document Type: Article

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