Recent life changes and medical utilization in an academic family practice

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 193, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 633-635

  Lynch, Denis J ^a   McGrady, Angele ^a   Alvarez, Elizabeth ^a   Forman, Justin ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Life changes; Medical utilization; Primary care; Somatoform disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; OFFICE VISITS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 24744461361     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000177778.27069.77     Document Type: Article

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