The somatising effect of clinical consultation: What patients and doctors say and do not say when patients present medically unexplained physical symptoms
Authors:
- Christopher F. DowrickCDChristopher F. Dowrick
- Gerry M. HumphrisGerry M. Humphris
- John DaviesJDJohn Davies
- Peter SalmonPSPeter Salmon
- 1 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Social Science & Medicine
- Vol. 61 (7) , 1505-1515
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