Sex, illness, illness behavior, and the use of health services

Journal of Human Stress

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1976, Pages 29-40

  Mechanic, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Doctor patlent relationship; Health Intervlew surveys; Illness behavlor; Sex and Illness; Stress and copling

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0017191934     PISSN: 0097840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0097840X.1976.9936072     Document Type: Article

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