Explanation and relations. How do general practitioners deal with patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms: a focus group study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Persistent presentation of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) is troublesome for general practitioners (GPs) and causes pressure on the doctor-patient relationship. As a consequence, GPs face the problem of establishing an ongoing,...

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Main Authors: van Spaendonck Karel P, Lucassen Peter L, Hassink-Franke Lieke J, olde Hartman Tim C, van Weel Chris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/10/68