A validation study of the Whitely Index, the Illness Attitude Scales, and the Somatosensory Amplification Scale in general medical and general practice patients.

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  1996

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  Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/0022-3999(95)00561-7PMID 8730649
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