Gender and cross-cultural differences in somatic symptoms associated with emotional distress. An international study in primary care

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 433-444

  Piccinelli, Marco ^a   Simon, Gregory ^b  

^a OSPEDALE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0030939997     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291796004539     Document Type: Article

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