The relationship between complaint-related cognitions in referred patients with irritable bowel syndrome and subsequent health care seeking behaviour in primary care

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 12-17

  Van Dulmen, A M ^a   Fennis, J F M ^a   Mokkink, H G A ^a   Bleijenberg, G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitions; Health care seeking behaviour; Irritable bowel syndrome; Primary care; Referral

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0029998725     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.1.12     Document Type: Article

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