We examine the growing number of studies of survey respondents' global self-ratings of
health as predictors of mortality in longitudinal studies of representative community samples …

Women report more intense, more numerous, and more frequent bodily symptoms than men.
This difference appears in samples of medical patients and in community samples, whether …

The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) outcome measure was developed to
evaluate disability and symptoms in single or multiple disorders of the upper limb at one …

Since its publication in the Journal in 1961,“The Ecology of Medical Care,” by White et al., 1
has provided a framework for thinking about the organization of health care, medical …

Abstract purpose and patients and methods: Many symptoms in outpatient practice are
poorly understood. To determine the incidence, diagnostic, findings, and outcome of 14 …

The term functional somatic syndrome has been applied to several related syndromes
characterized more by symptoms, suffering, and disability than by consistently demonstrable …

Background: While physical symptoms are the leading reason for outpatient visits, a
substantial proportion of physical complaints and" minor" illnesses remain poorly …

Physical symptoms in primary care. Predictors of psychiatric disorders and functional
impairment. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe PMC …

Gulf War veterans have reported health problems that they attribute to their military service,
but little is understood about the nature or extent of these conditions. To determine whether …

Fatigue syndromes, though recognised for some time, have recently attracted a variety of
new diagnostic labels, as well as both professional and media controversy. However, most …