Patient psychosocial factors and primary care consultation: A cohort study

Family Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 562-569

  Bellón, Juan Angel ^a,d   Delgado sánchez, Ana ^b   De dios luna, Juan ^c   Lardelli claret, Pablo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d Facultad de Medicina   (Spain)

Author keywords

Family function; Mental health; Primary health care; Social support; Utilization of services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 37749003971     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmm059     Document Type: Article

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