Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 561-565 , June 2008

Irritable bowel syndrome: A single gastrointestinal disease or a general somatoform disorder?

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.02.026

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 561-565 , June 2008

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