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Effectiveness of a Time-Limited Cognitive Behavior Therapy–Type Intervention Among Primary Care Patients With Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Javier I. Escobar, Michael A. Gara, Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, Alejandro Interian, Melissa Warman, Lesley A. Allen, Robert L. Woolfolk, Eric Jahn and Denise Rodgers
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2007, 5 (4) 328-335; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.702
Javier I. Escobar
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vol. 5 no. 4 328-335
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.702
PubMed 
17664499

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication November 28, 2006
  • Revision received February 22, 2007
  • Accepted for publication March 17, 2007
  • Published online July 30, 2007.

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  1. Javier I. Escobar, MD1,
  2. Michael A. Gara, PhD1,2,
  3. Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, PsyD1,
  4. Alejandro Interian, PhD1,
  5. Melissa Warman, PhD1,
  6. Lesley A. Allen, PhD1,
  7. Robert L. Woolfolk, PhD3,
  8. Eric Jahn, MD4 and
  9. Denise Rodgers, MD4
  1. 1Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ
  2. 2UMDNJ-University Behavioral Health Care, Piscataway, NJ
  3. 3Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
  4. 4Department of Internal Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Javier I. Escobar, MD, Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson, Medical School, 675 Hoes Ln, Piscataway, NJ 08854-5635, escobaja{at}umdnj.edu

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Javier I. Escobar, Michael A. Gara, Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, Alejandro Interian, Melissa Warman, Lesley A. Allen, Robert L. Woolfolk, Eric Jahn, Denise Rodgers
The Annals of Family Medicine Jul 2007, 5 (4) 328-335; DOI: 10.1370/afm.702

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