Somatic symptom disorders and utilization of health services among Palestinian primary health care attendees: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Many primary health care (PHC) clients come in with medically unexplained complaints, leading to frequent consultations and high usage of services and healthcare costs. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of somatic symptom disorder (SSD) among PHC attendees and explore...

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Main Authors: Zaher Nazzal, Beesan Maraqa, Marah Abu Zant, Layali Qaddoumi, Rana Abdallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06671-2