Patterns of self-referral in men with symptoms of prostate disease

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 403-419

  Hale, Susan ^a   Grogan, Sarah ^a   Willott, Sara ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NOCTURIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATITIS;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 34547747356     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910706X118413     Document Type: Article

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