Phenomena associated with sick leave among primary care patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: A systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 147-155

  Aamland, Aase ^a,b   Malterud, Kirsti ^a,b   Werner, Erik L ^a  

^a Uni Research   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

General practice; Medically unexplained symptoms; Norway; Review; Sick leave; Somatoform disorder

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 84865746481     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2012.704812     Document Type: Review

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