Strategies to manage the patient with health anxiety

Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-62

  Tayaylor, LloydChip ^a   Brooks, Byron ^a  

^a THE CITADEL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT;

ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873532303     PISSN: 15471896     EISSN: 08937400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01720610-201301000-00014     Document Type: Article

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