Impact of psychotherapy: Does it affect frequency of visits to family physicians?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue JUN., 1997, Pages 1098-1102

  Golden, Gail A ^a  

^a Victoria Family Medical Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; ONTARIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031157331     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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