Healthcare costs incurred by patients repeatedly referred to secondary medical care with medically unexplained symptoms: A cost of illness study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 242-247

  Burton, Christopher ^a   McGorm, Kelly ^a   Richardson, Gerry ^b   Weller, David ^a   Sharpe, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; MUS; Primary care; Referrals; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICALLY EXPLAINED SYMPTOM; MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOM; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COST OF ILLNESS; COST SAVINGS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALIZATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84856687303     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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