Caring and daring to complain: An examination of UK national phobics society members' perception of primary care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 560-571

  Davidson, Joyce ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complaints; Phobias; Primary care; Support groups; UK; User perception

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SERVICE PROVISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; PHOBIA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34347339388     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.032     Document Type: Article

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