Persistent Physical Symptoms

Persistent Physical Symptoms is a clinical construct denoting a category of enduring somatic complaints, such as pain, fatigue, or dizziness, that persist beyond normal expectations of illness duration and lack complete explanation by established organic pathology, thereby distinguishing it from transient or demonstrably explained physical symptoms.

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  1. HE
    Henriëtte E. van der Horst

    Amsterdam Public Health, Netherlands

    10 publications · 287 citations

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  2. JC
    Johannes C. van der Wouden

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    10 publications · 248 citations

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  3. MH
    Matthew Hotopf

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. CC
    Charles C. Engel

    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States

    10 publications · 225 citations

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  5. CB
    Christopher Burton

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 538 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 81 publications · 4.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Psychosomatic Research

    30 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

    JHTR · 14 publications · 764 citations

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  4. Journal of Clinical Medicine

    14 publications · 453 citations

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  5. British Journal of Sports Medicine

    BJSM · 12 publications · 979 citations

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