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Adult attachment and pain catastrophizing for self and significant other

  • Lachlan A. McWilliams

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Psychology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada B4P 2R6. Tel.: +1 902 585 1495; fax: +1 902 585 1078.
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  • Diane Holmberg

Received 29 June 2009 ,Revised 1 January 2010 ,Accepted 11 February 2010.

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PII: S0304-3959(10)00111-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.019

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