Understanding and caring for the distressed patient with multiple medically unexplained symptoms

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 347-356

  Walker, Edward A ^a   Unützer, Jürgen ^a   Katon, Wayne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032161408     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/15572625-11-5-347     Document Type: Article

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