Analyzing the problems in managing patients with medically unexplained symptoms

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 704-706

  Rief, Winfried ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOM; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; METHODOLOGY;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 34250370899     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0151-2     Document Type: Editorial

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