Symptom management in older primary care patients: Feasibility of an experimental, written self-disclosure protocol

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 134, Issue 9 II SUPPL., 2001, Pages 905-911

  Klapow, J C ^a   Schmidt, S M ^a   Taylor, L A ^a   Roller, P ^a   Li, Q ^a   Calhoun, J W ^a   Wallander, J ^a   Pennebaker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 0035340804     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-134-9_part_2-200105011-00015     Document Type: Article

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