Diagnostic and treatment barriers to persistent somatic symptoms in primary care – representative survey with physicians
Abstract Background Many patients consult their primary care physician with persistent somatic symptoms such as pain or sickness. Quite often these consultations and further diagnostic measures yield no medical explanation for the symptoms – patients and physicians are left in uncertainty. In fact,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01397-w |