General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 367-377 , September 2004

Childhood adversity and frequent medical consultations

  • Maggie Fiddler, MPhil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • ,
  • Judy Jackson, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • ,
  • Navneet Kapur, MRCPsych,MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • ,
  • Adrian Wells, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • ,
  • Francis Creed, M.D.,FRCPsych,FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Rawnsley Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK. Tel: +44-161-276-5331; fax: +44-161-273-2135.

Received 24 December 2003 ,Accepted 6 April 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2004.04.001

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 367-377 , September 2004

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