The prevalence of functional disorders seen in family practice in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Practitioner

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 413-418

  Chan, D S L ^a   Wong, M C S ^a   Yuen, N C L ^b  

^a Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Family practice; Functional disorders; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX RATIO; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0242391956     PISSN: 10273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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