General practitioners' experiences with provision of healthcare to patients with self-reported multiple chemical sensitivity

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 148-152

  Skovbjerg, Sine ^a,b   Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^a   Rasmussen, Alice ^a   Thorsen, Hanne ^a   Elberling, Jesper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Family practice; General practitioner; Healthcare management; MCS; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Primary healthcare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 70249125768     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430902888355     Document Type: Article

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