The biopsychosocial factor

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-4

  Fava, Giovanni A ^a   Ruini, Chiara ^a   Tomba, Elena ^a   Wise, Thomas N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENT; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HAZARD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICINE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOMATICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STOMACH FISTULA; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84980053065     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332085     Document Type: Editorial

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