The Assessment of Alexithymia in Medical Settings: Implications for Understanding and Treating Health Problems

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Journal of Personality Assessment

• Publication date

  2007-11-14

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1080/00223890701629698PMID 18001224PMCID PMC2931418
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