Interrelationships between symptom burden and health functioning and health care utilization among veterans with persistent physical symptoms
Abstract Background Between 10 and 50% of primary care patients present with persistent physical symptoms (PPS). Patients with PPS tend to utilize excessive or inappropriate health care services, while being stuck in a deleterious cycle of inactivity, deconditioning, and further worsening of symptom...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-020-01193-y |