The effect of an educational intervention in family phisicians on self-rated quality of life in patients with medically unexplained symptoms
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Language: English
Page range: 91 - 98
Submitted on: May 9, 2016
Accepted on: Sep 2, 2016
Published on: Feb 26, 2017
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