Healthy patients who perceive poor health: Why are they worried sick

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 320, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-42

  Connelly, Julia E ^a,b   Wofford, Amy B ^a   Philbrick, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional health; Health perceptions; Health status assessment; Primary care; Psychiatric disorders; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033928682     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200007000-00007     Document Type: Article

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