Gender differences in physical symptoms and illness behavior: A health diary study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1061-1074

  Gijsbers Van Wijk, Cecile M T ^a   Huisman, Henk ^b   Kolk, Annemarie M ^c  

^a Psychiatric Hospital Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Health diaries; Illness behavior; Physical symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032794658     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00196-3     Document Type: Article

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