Trait anxiety and self-rated health as predictor variables of medical attention in spanish population

Ansiedad y Estres

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 125-136

  García, Marta E Aparicio ^a   Ramos Cejudo, Juan ^a   Salguero, José M ^b   Sanz Blasco, Rubén ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Frequent attenders; Medical attention; Self rated health; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 80955144979     PISSN: 11347937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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