Characteristics of Medically Hospitalized Pediatric Patients With Somatoform Diagnoses
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ABBREVIATIONS DSM-IV-TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision PCS: Psychiatry Consultation Service Drs Bujoreanu, Randall, and Ibeziako made substantial contributions to the conception and design of this study. Drs Bujoreanu, Randall, and Thomson made substantial contributions to the acquisition of data. Drs Bujoreanu and Randall made substantial contributions to the analysis and interpretation of data. All authors participated in drafting the article and revising it critically for important intellectual content, and gave fi nal approval of the version to be submitted and any revised version. www.hospitalpediatrics.org doi:10.1542/hpeds.2014-0023 Address correspondence to Simona Bujoreanu, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115. E-mail: Simona.Bujoreanu@ childrens.harvard.edu HOSPITAL PEDIATRICS (ISSN Numbers: Print, 2154 1663; Online, 2154 1671). Copyright © 2014 by the American Academy of Pediatrics
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