The association between illness representation profiles and use of unscheduled urgent and emergency health care services

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 862-879

  Lowe, Rob ^a   Porter, Alison ^b   Snooks, Helen ^a   Button, Lori ^a   Evans, Bridie Angela ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b The Nuffield Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054017811     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02023.x     Document Type: Article

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