Psychological distress as a predictor of frequent attendance in family practice: A cohort study

Psychosomatics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 416-422

  Vedsted, Peter ^a,b   Fink, Per ^a,b   Olesen, Frede ^a,b   Munk Jørgensen, Povl ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034756005     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.42.5.416     Document Type: Article

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