General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , January 2003

The somatization in primary care study: a tale of three diagnoses

  • W.Perry Dickinson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-303-724-9754; fax:+1-303-724-9747.
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  • L.Miriam Dickinson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
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  • Frank V. deGruy, M.D., MSFM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
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  • Lucy M. Candib, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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  • Deborah S. Main, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
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  • Anne M. Libby, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
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  • Kathryn Rost, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA

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General Hospital Psychiatry
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