Health care seeking by heartburn sufferers is associated with psychosocial factors

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2500-2504

  Johnston, Brian T ^a   Gunning, Janice ^b   Lewis, Stuart A ^b  

^a Lisburn BT28 1JP   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0029960646     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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