Somatisation: A joint responsibility of doctor and patient

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9509, 2006, Pages 452-454

  Bensing, J M ^a,b   Verhaak, P F M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEAR; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 32144432447     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68155-5     Document Type: Note

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