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. 2023 Jul;27(6):779-780.
doi: 10.1002/ejp.2106. Epub 2023 Mar 13.

The importance of measurement content and study design. Comment on Habibi Asgarabad et al. (2023). The relationship of alexithymia to pain and other symptoms in fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Elke Veirman  1   2 , Geert Crombez  1 , Dimitri M L Van Ryckeghem  1   3   4
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The importance of measurement content and study design. Comment on Habibi Asgarabad et al. (2023). The relationship of alexithymia to pain and other symptoms in fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Elke Veirman et al. Eur J Pain. 2023 Jul.
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