Towards effective reassurance in irritable bowel syndrome: The importance of attending to patients' complaint-related cognitions

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-416

  Van Dulmen, A M ^a,c   Fennis, J F M ^b   Bleijenberg, G ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRRITABLE COLON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0031767717     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548509808400614     Document Type: Article

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