Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 841-846 , December 2006

Temperament profiles and somatization—an epidemiological study of young adult people

  • Juha T. Karvonen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Out-patient Clinic of Adolescent Psychiatry, Oulu, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Out-patient Clinic of Adolescent Psychiatry, 90029 OYS, Oulu, Finland
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  • Juha Veijola

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
    • Academy of Finland, Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Liisa Kantojärvi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Out-patient Clinic of Adolescent Psychiatry, Oulu, Finland
    • ,
  • Jouko Miettunen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
    • Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
    • ,
  • Jesper Ekelund

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Molecular Medicine and Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Dirk Lichtermann

      Affiliations

    • Methadone Maintenance Clinic “Café Ersatz,” Bonn, Germany
    • ,
  • Kristian Läksy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Out-patient Clinic of Adolescent Psychiatry, Oulu, Finland
    • ,
  • Matti Joukamaa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Psychiatry, Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere and Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

Received 4 January 2006 ,Revised 23 May 2006 ,Accepted 27 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.06.014

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 841-846 , December 2006

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