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Angina pectoris during daily activities and exercise stress testing: The role of inducible myocardial ischemia and psychological distress

  • Mark D. Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195-6560, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 206 685 3184; fax: +1 206 221 5414.
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  • Paul S. Ciechanowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195-6560, USA
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  • Joan E. Russo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195-6560, USA
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  • John A. Spertus

      Affiliations

    • Mid American Heart Institute, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, USA
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  • Laurie A. Soine

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195-6560, USA
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  • Kier Jordan-Keith

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • James H. Caldwell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    • Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Received 19 March 2008 ,Revised 21 May 2008 ,Accepted 5 June 2008.

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PII: S0304-3959(08)00303-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.06.009

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