Impact of physical symptoms on perceived health in the community

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-274

  van der Windt, Daniëlle A W M ^a,b   Dunn, Kate M ^a   Spies Dorgelo, Marinda N ^b   Mallen, Christian D ^a   Blankenstein, Antoinette H ^b   Stalman, Wim A B ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Community survey; Depression; Health; Health behavior; Physical symptoms

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; EDUCATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEADACHE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 39049089434     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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