Do women consult more than men? A review of gender and consultation for back pain and headache

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-117

  Hunt, Kate ^a   Adamson, Joy ^b   Hewitt, Catherine ^b   Nazareth, Irwin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79953254508     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2010.009131     Document Type: Review

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