Somatisation: illness perspectives of asylum seeker and refugee patients from the former country of Yugoslavia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Somatisation is particularly challenging in multicultural contexts where patients and physicians often differ in terms of their illness-related beliefs and practices and health care expectations. This paper reports on a exploratory s...

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Main Authors: Hudelson Patricia, Junod Perron Noelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-02-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/7/10