Medically unexplained physical symptoms

Editorial

Jeffrey L Jackson et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Apr.

. 2009 Apr;24(4):540-2.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-009-0932-x.

No abstract available

Comment on

What do patients choose to tell their doctors? Qualitative analysis of potential barriers to reattributing medically unexplained symptoms.
Peters S, Rogers A, Salmon P, Gask L, Dowrick C, Towey M, Clifford R, Morriss R. Peters S, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Apr;24(4):443-9. doi: 10.1007/s11606-008-0872-x. Epub 2008 Dec 17. J Gen Intern Med. 2009. PMID: 19089505 Free PMC article.
Primary care consultations about medically unexplained symptoms: how do patients indicate what they want?
Salmon P, Ring A, Humphris GM, Davies JC, Dowrick CF. Salmon P, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Apr;24(4):450-6. doi: 10.1007/s11606-008-0898-0. Epub 2009 Jan 23. J Gen Intern Med. 2009. PMID: 19165548 Free PMC article.

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