Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 69, Issue 3 , Pages 259-266 , September 2010

Characteristics of oligosymptomatic versus polysymptomatic presentations of somatoform disorders in patients with suspected allergies

Received 10 July 2009 ,Revised 9 March 2010 ,Accepted 9 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.03.006

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 69, Issue 3 , Pages 259-266 , September 2010

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