Someone to talk to? The role of loneliness as a factor in the frequency of GP consultations

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 442, 1999, Pages 363-367

  Ellaway, Anne ^a   Wood, Stuart ^a   Macintyre, Sally ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Area of residence; Consultation rates; General practice; Loneliness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0032936607     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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