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Illness perceptions in patients with somatoform disorders: Examining the role of comorbidity. / Wiborg, Jan-Frederic; Löwe, Bernd.

In: J HEALTH PSYCHOL, Vol. 20, No. 9, 09.2015, p. 1166-1174.

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Wiborg, J-F & Löwe, B 2015, 'Illness perceptions in patients with somatoform disorders: Examining the role of comorbidity', J HEALTH PSYCHOL, vol. 20, no. 9, pp. 1166-1174. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105313509843

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Wiborg, J-F., & Löwe, B. (2015). Illness perceptions in patients with somatoform disorders: Examining the role of comorbidity. J HEALTH PSYCHOL, 20(9), 1166-1174. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105313509843

Vancouver

Wiborg J-F, Löwe B. Illness perceptions in patients with somatoform disorders: Examining the role of comorbidity. J HEALTH PSYCHOL. 2015 Sep;20(9):1166-1174. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105313509843

Bibtex

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