Somatization in primary care: A comparative survey of immigrants from various ethnic groups in Rome, Italy

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 241-248

  Aragona, Massimiliano ^c   Tarsitani, Lorenzo ^b   Colosimo, Francesco ^a   Martinelli, Barbara ^a   Raad, Hassan ^a   Maisano, Bianca ^a   Geraci, Salvatore ^a  

^a Caritas Health Service Network   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Somatization; Somatoform disorders; Transcultural psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOMATICS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIZATION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 28644438985     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/2G8N-MNNE-PGGP-PJJQ     Document Type: Article

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