Somatization in cross-cultural perspective: A World Health Organization study in primary care

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 989-995

  Gureje, Oye ^a   Simon, Gregory E ^b   Ustun, Tevfik B ^b   Goldberg, David P ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOMATIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0030950662     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.7.989     Document Type: Article

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