Panic in a general practice population: Prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity and associated disability

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 235-241

  Birchall, H ^a   Brandon, S ^a   Taub, N ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANIC; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0033938596     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001270050233     Document Type: Article

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