Assessment and management of medically unexplained symptoms
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Assessment and management of medically unexplained symptoms
Conflict of interest statement
Competing interests: BA is on the advisory board for the Pharmac educational seminars. Pharmac is the government funded drug purchasing agency in New Zealand. He is also on the primary care committee of the Future Forum and educational foundation funded by Astra Zeneca (UK). He has accepted travel and conference funding from Sanofi Aventis.
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