A suspected case of somatic symptom disorder improved by herbal medicine: A case report

Seung Hwan Lee1, Chan-Young Kwon2

  • 1Department of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea; Tong-In Korean Medicine Clinic, Seoul, 03150, Republic of Korea.

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