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Editorial

. 2010 Jan;68(1):5-8.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.09.004.

Is there a better term than "medically unexplained symptoms"?

Francis Creed, Elspeth Guthrie, Per Fink, Peter Henningsen, Winfried Rief, Michael Sharpe, Peter White

PMID: 20004295
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.09.004

Editorial

Is there a better term than "medically unexplained symptoms"?

Francis Creed et al. J Psychosom Res. 2010 Jan.

. 2010 Jan;68(1):5-8.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.09.004.

Authors

Francis Creed, Elspeth Guthrie, Per Fink, Peter Henningsen, Winfried Rief, Michael Sharpe, Peter White

PMID: 20004295
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.09.004

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