Responses of consecutive patients to reassurance after gastroscopy: Results of self administered questionnaire survey

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7108, 1997, Pages 572-575

  Lucock, M P ^a   Morley, S ^b   White, C ^a   Peake, M D ^a  

^a Pontefract General Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

EID: 0030818610     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7108.572     Document Type: Article

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