Social environment and frequent attendance in Danish general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 516, 2005, Pages 510-515

  Vedsted, Peter ^a   Olesen, Frede ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Community health services; Cross sectional studies; Family practice; Social environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PENSION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 21344470148     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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