Psychosocial and health belief variables associated with frequent attendance in primary care

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1347-1357

  Bellón, Juan Ángel ^a   Delgado, A ^a   De Dios Luna, J ^a   Lardelli, P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN;

EID: 0032738130     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291799008995     Document Type: Article

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