A simple protocol to manage patients with unexplained somatic symptoms in medical practice

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 326-328

  Jacob, K S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 14244251467     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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