Psychiatry Research
Volume 150, Issue 1 , Pages 13-20 , 28 February 2007

Alexithymia, somatization and negative affect in a community sample

Received 20 December 2005 ,Revised 5 April 2006 ,Accepted 23 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.05.024

Psychiatry Research
Volume 150, Issue 1 , Pages 13-20 , 28 February 2007

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