Medically unexplained symptoms in primary care

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 20, 1998, Pages 15-21

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; NEUROSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0032420875     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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