Circuit breaking: Pathways of treatment seeking for women with endometriosis in Australia

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 522-534

  Manderson, Lenore ^a   Warren, Narelle ^a   Markovic, Milica ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Decision making; Grounded theory; Health care professionals; Pain; Women's health

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; TRAMADOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIARRHEA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MENSTRUATION; NARRATIVE; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PELVIC PAIN;

EID: 41049099701     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308315432     Document Type: Article

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