The Othmer and DeSouza test for screening of somatisation disorder: Is it useful in general practice?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 464, 2001, Pages 182-186

  Zaballa, P ^a   Crega, Y ^a   Grandes, G ^a   Peralta, C ^a  

^a Centro de Salud San Ignacio   (Spain)

Author keywords

Othmer and DeSouza test; Predictive values; SCAN; Sensitivity; Somatisation disorder; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOMATIZATION; SPAIN; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0035089527     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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