Determinants of complaint symptoms in a Swedish health care practice - Results of a questionnaire survey

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-316

  Al Windi, Ahmad ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; General practice; Questionnaire; Sociodemographic characteristics; Symptoms; Tension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PERCEPTION; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 7044251673     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00612-3     Document Type: Article

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