title: Unexplained physical symptoms: medicine's "dirty little secret" and the need for prospective studies that start in childhood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Engel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*