The influence of complaint symptoms on health care utilisation, medicine use, and sickness absence: A comparison between retrospective and prospective utilisation

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 139-146

  Al Windi, Ahmad ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; General practice; Questionnaire; Sociodemographic characteristics; Symptoms; Tension

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; TENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 25644445915     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.02.012     Document Type: Article

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