Medically unexplained physical symptoms, anxiety, and depression: a meta-analytic review.

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Published in Psychosom Med on July 28, 2003

Authors

Peter Henningsen1, Thomas Zimmermann, Heribert Sattel

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Peter_henningsen@med.uni-heidelberg.de

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