Is chronic pelvic pain a comfortable diagnosis for primary care practitioners: A qualitative study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  McGowan, Linda ^a   Escott, Diane ^a   Luker, Karen ^a   Creed, Francis ^a   Chew Graham, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PELVIC PAIN; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77649334701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-11-7     Document Type: Article

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