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Managing somatization

Medically unexplained should not mean medically ignored

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Jackson, J.L., Kroenke, K. Managing somatization. J Gen Intern Med 21, 797–799 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00514.x

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