Somatization increases disability independent of comorbidity

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-161

  Harris, Ashley M ^a   Orav, E John ^a   Bates, David W ^a,b   Barsky, Arthur J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PANIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOMATIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 58649083003     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0845-0     Document Type: Article

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