A comparison between somatic symptoms with and without clear organic cause: Results of an international study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1011-1019

  Kisely, S ^a,b   Goldberg, D ^a   Simon, G ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Birmingham Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0030777223     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291797005485     Document Type: Article

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