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Relationships among alexithymia and pain intensity, pain interference, and vitality in persons with neuromuscular disease: Considering the effect of negative affectivity

  • Masako Hosoi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 92 642 5320; fax: +81 92 642 5336.
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  • Ivan R. Molton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356490, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • Mark P. Jensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356490, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • Dawn M. Ehde

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356490, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • Silvia Amtmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356490, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • Sarah O’Brien

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356490, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • Tatsuyuki Arimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Chiharu Kubo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan

Received 1 October 2008 ,Revised 28 January 2010 ,Accepted 8 February 2010.

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PII: S0304-3959(10)00087-4

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.012

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