Levels of State and Trait Anxiety in Patients Referred to Ophthalmology by Primary Care Clinicians: A Cross Sectional Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Davey, Christopher J ^a   Harley, Clare ^b   Elliott, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84878980112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065708     Document Type: Article

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