Illness explanations among patients with medically unexplained symptoms: Different idioms for different contexts

Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 505-521

  Risør, Mette Bech ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Idioms; Illness explanation; Medically unexplained symptoms; MUS; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMANTICS; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMANTICS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 70349137966     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459308336794     Document Type: Article

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