Cancer patients consultation patterns in primary care and levels of psychological morbidity: Findings from the health survey for England

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 736-740

  Allgar, Victoria L ^a   Neal, Richard D ^a   Pascoe, Shane W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Meanwood Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NERVOUSNESS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0141990654     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.692     Document Type: Article

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