Delays in help seeking at the onset of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic synthesis of qualitative literature

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 493-497

  Stack, Rebecca Jayne ^a,b   Shaw, Karen ^a   Mallen, Christian ^c   Herron Marx, Sandy ^d   Horne, Rob ^e   Raza, Karim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85028127853     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2011.155416     Document Type: Review

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