Factor analysis of the clustering of common somatic symptoms: A preliminary study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tsai, Chung Huang ^a,b,c  

^a CHENG CHING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMON COLD; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMON COLD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN;

EID: 77953269926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-160     Document Type: Article

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