The impact of the intensity of fear on patient's delay regarding health care seeking behavior: A systematic review

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 459-468

  Dubayova, Tatiana ^a,c   Van Dijk, Jitse P ^b,c   Nagyova, Iveta ^c   Rosenberger, Jaroslav ^c   Havlikova, Eva ^a,c   Gdovinova, Zuzana ^a,c   Middel, Berrie ^b,c   Groothoff, Johan W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRE OV   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Fear; Help seeking behavior; Patient's delay

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ANXIETY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77958033644     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0149-0     Document Type: Review

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