Does psychological vulnerability determine health-care utilization in fibromyalgia?

Rheumatology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1324-1331

  Dobkin, Patricia L ^a,b   De Civita, M ^b   Bernatsky, S ^a   Kang, H ^c   Baron, M ^c  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complementary alternative medicine; Fibromyalgia; Health services; Psychological vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; STRESS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIANS; PROGNOSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0242693471     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keg377     Document Type: Article

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