Physician-based estimates of medically unexplained symptoms: A comparison of four case definitions

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 487-493

  Swanson, Leslie M ^a   Hamilton, James C ^b   Feldman, Marc D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Factitious disorder; Malingering; Medically unexplained symptoms; Somatoform disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOM; MEMORY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956930234     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq051     Document Type: Article

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