Studies of symptoms in primary care

Family Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-38

  Donner Banzhoff, Norbert ^a   Kunza, Regina ^b   Rosser, Walter ^c  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Prevalence; Primary health care; Prognosis; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0035139872     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/18.1.33     Document Type: Article

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