Infrequent attendance in general practice after a major disaster: A problem? A longitudinal study using medical records and self-reported distress and functioning

Family Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 92-97

  Donker, Gé A ^a   Van der velden, Peter G ^b   Kerssens, Jan J ^a   Yzermans, C Joris ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for Psychotrauma   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attendance; Disaster; General practice; Mental health; Symptom checklist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; BLAST INJURY; DISASTER; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DISASTERS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 44449095548     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmn007     Document Type: Article

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