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Why medically unexplained symptoms and health anxiety don’t need to make your heart sink

Benjamin Nham and Anna Williard
Med J Aust 2018; 208 (4): . || doi: 10.5694/mja17.00670
Published online: 5 March 2018

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  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW


Correspondence: benjaminsb.nham@gmail.com

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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