The patient-physician relationship and medical utilization

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 266-270

  Lynch, Denis J ^a   McGrady, Angele V ^a   Nagel, Rollin W ^a,b   Wahl, Elmer F ^a,c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 34547657825     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: 1555211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.v09n0403     Document Type: Article

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