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The natural history of psychosomatic symptoms and their association with psychological symptoms: Observations from the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg

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Pages 60-66 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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Figure 1.  Flow chart of participants, non-participants and deceased in the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg examinations in 1968–1969 and 1992–1993.

Figure 1.  Flow chart of participants, non-participants and deceased in the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg examinations in 1968–1969 and 1992–1993.

Table I.  Year of birth and number of participants (n) and participation rate in the different age groups, and indication of unspecified psychological symptoms in 1968–1969 and 1992–1993, as well as women who indicated unspecified psychological symptoms both in 1968–1969 and 1992–1993.

Table II.  Frequency of different psychosomatic symptoms (high blood pressure, asthma/obstructive symptoms, headache and abdominal symptoms) in the group of women with/without unspecified psychological symptoms in the 1968–1969 examination.

Table III.  Comparison of frequency of different psychosomatic symptoms in 1992–1993 in the groups of women with and without unspecified psychological symptoms in 1968–1969. The table presents individual cases linked from 1968–1969 to 1992–1993.

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