Medically unexplained symptoms in family medicine: Defining a research agenda. Proceedings from WONCA 2007

Family Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 266-271

  Olde Hartman, T C ^a   Hassink Franke, L J A ^a   Dowrick, C ^b   Fortes, S ^c   Lam, C ^d   Van der horst, H E ^e   Lucassen, P L B J ^a   Van Weel Baumgarten, E M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cultural perspective; Family practice; Medically unexplained symptoms; Research agenda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SELF CARE; SYMPTOM;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 49949089730     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmn041     Document Type: Article

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