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Children’s Perception of Physical Symptoms

The Example of Asthma

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Part of the book series: Advances in Clinical Child Psychology ((ACCP,volume 20))

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Distinction between physiological changes and the conscious awareness of associated sensations and symptoms is a common phenomenon in health and disease. Throughout the chapter, the term sensation will be used to denote what subjects feel, whereas the term symptom will be used in association with a pathological condition.

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Rietveld, S., Prins, P.J.M. (1998). Children’s Perception of Physical Symptoms. In: Ollendick, T.H., Prinz, R.J. (eds) Advances in Clinical Child Psychology. Advances in Clinical Child Psychology, vol 20. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9038-2_5

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