The prevalence of somatoform disorders in internal medicine outpatient departments of 23 general hospitals in Shenyang, China

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 339-344

  Liu, Li ^a   Bi, Bo ^a   Qin, Xiaoxia ^a   Wei, Shengnan ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Li, Yueling ^a   Jin, Qiu ^a   Ai, Li ^a   Phillips, Michael R ^b,c   Dong, Guanghui ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

General hospital; Prevalence; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862753245     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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