Population based study of noncardiac chest pain in southern Chinese: Prevalence, psychosocial factors and health care utilization

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 707-712

  Wong, Wai Man ^a   Lam, Kwok Fai ^a   Cheng, Cecilia ^b   Hui, Wai Mo ^a   Xia, Harry Hua Xiang ^a   Lai, Kam Chuen ^a   Hu, Wayne H C ^a   Huang, Jia Qing ^a   Lam, Cindy L K ^a   Chan, Chi Kuen ^a   Chan, Annie O O ^a   Lam, Shiu Kum ^a   Wong, Benjamin Chun Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TELEPHONE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 12144288624     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i5.707     Document Type: Article

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