Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 5 , Pages 395-397 , May 2010

The genetic, physiological and psychological mechanisms underlying disabling medically unexplained symptoms and somatisation

Received 25 January 2010 ,Revised 28 January 2010 ,Accepted 28 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.01.023

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 5 , Pages 395-397 , May 2010

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