Context guides illness-identity: A qualitative analysis of Dutch university students' non-help-seeking behavior

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 307-320

  Verouden, Nick W ^a   Vonk, Peter ^a   Meijman, Frans J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Help seeking behavior; Identity; Student health; Under utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 77958180899     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2010.22.2.307     Document Type: Article

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