Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 367-371 , October 2004

Causal illness attributions in somatoform disorders: Associations with comorbidity and illness behavior

Received 4 August 2003 ,Accepted 3 February 2004.

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PII: S0022-3999(04)00047-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.02.015

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 367-371 , October 2004

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