"Functional somatic syndromes, one or many?": An answer by cluster analysis

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-11

  Lacourt, Tamara ^a   Houtveen, Jan ^a   van Doornen, Lorenz ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Functional somatic symptoms; Medically unexplained symptoms; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL SOMATIC SYNDROME; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871693072     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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