Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 5 , Pages 399-401 , May 2010

The way forward: A case for longitudinal population-based studies in the field of functional somatic syndromes

Received 17 November 2009 ,Revised 1 December 2009 ,Accepted 8 December 2009.

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PII: S0022-3999(09)00508-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.12.003

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 5 , Pages 399-401 , May 2010

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