Somatization and Medicalization in the Era of Managed Care

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 274, Issue 24, 1995, Pages 1931-1934

  Barsky, Arthur J ^a   Borus, Jonathan F ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 0029618662     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03530240041038     Document Type: Article

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